General Charles de Gaulle presents regimental colors and standards to soldiers as a symbolic reconstruction of the French Army during liberation ceremony in Paris (World War II). Two stern United States military police stand in the crowd. French troops attend the ceremony in Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). General Charles de Gaulle presents flags with regimental colors that had been hidden from Germans during the war to French soldiers at the Place de la Concorde. Soldiers go down the stage after receiving their standards. Close up of an elderly soldier. Soldiers salute to General de Gaulle after going on stage. Soldiers receive their standards from General de Gaulle. Words seen on flags include "Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland) and "Republique Francaise" (French Republic.)
General Charles de Gaulle presents the French Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. At the entrance of the Paris City Hall (Paris Hôtel de Ville Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France), soldiers, Republican Guards, and civilians gather to witness the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Army stands beside the United States flag. A Military Policeman salutes. As the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Liberation, General Charles de Gaulle delivers a speech beside the Paris coat of arms. French politician André le Troquer holds the Paris coat of arms as General de Gaulle talks. Allied generals watch the ceremony. A giant Cross of Liberation, illuminated by spotlights, is unveiled on the pediment of the Hôtel de Ville. Troops salute and sing “la marseillaise”. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc smiling during the ceremony. General Charles de Gaulle, with the Paris City Committee, important French politicians such as André le Troquer and Admiral Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu (also known as Father Louis of the Trinity, O.C.D.), the chancellor of the Ordre de la Libération, pose in front of the Hôtel de Ville.
WS of African-American WAC soldiers assembled on field for review. They hold an American flag before them. General John C.H. Lee emerges from his car and shakes hands with other officers before ascending to a platform to review. Major Charity Adams, leader of the battalion, shakes hands with officers as well and then stands in front of platform to review. View of officers, including WACS from other battalions. (World War II period)
Women soldiers of the all African-American WAC battalion, the “Six Triple Eight," come to attention while their commander, Army Major Charity Adams, inspects them. Close ups of women's faces during inspection. The 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion march while British police "bobbies" look on. View of soldier's feet as they march. (World War II period)
A two star general, probably Lunsford Errett Oliver, gives field awards to soldiers of the US Fifth Armored Division in Hoensbroek, Netherlands (Holland.) Soldiers lined up for field awards. General salutes soldiers in front and pins medals on them. Assembled soldiers receive brief instructions and then disband.
The Enola Gay drops atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan during World War 2. The Enola Gay, a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber, prepares to leave for the Hiroshima mission. Army Armed Forces maintenance men and Enola Gay crew prepare the Enola Gay in Tinian, Northern Mariana Islands, checking their watches as the glance at the horizon. Maintenance men check bomb bay doors before closing. Pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets looks out of cockpit window of Enola Gay. Nose art of Enola Gay is seen. Close up of controls with hand show "starter" and "engine primer." Enola Gay engine starts and one of it propellers turns. The Enola Gay takes off from North Field, in the Northern Mariana Islands. Point of view through cockpit window as plane speeds down runway. Motion picture cameraman films the take off. The Enola Gay seen overhead as it leaves for Japan. Aerial View of Iwo Jima Island in Japan. The Enola Gay begins slow climb to bombing altitude over Iwo Jima. Crew member, possibly Tibbets, uses a pair of binoculars. Aerial view of Hiroshima. Enola Gay crew check instruments last time before dropping. The Enola Gay begins its bomb run. Crew bombardier turning a dial on a bomb site. View of Enola Gay with bomb bay doors open. Moving gauge pointer as bomb is dropped. The “Little Boy” is dropped from the Enola Gay and seen exiting bomb bay. The Enola Gay banks away from Hiroshima at high speed. Aerial view in color of mushroom cloud forming over Hiroshima after the atomic bomb detonates in the city. Gigantic mushroom cloud from atomic bombing.
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