Victory in Europe Day, at end of World War II in Europe. French girls with pilots wearing small Allied flags. French man fist pumping. Civilians march as they carry Allied flags. A girl with a poodle on a truck during the celebrations. A French girl in a traditional costume with an Allied soldier. A "liberated" Fieseler Fi 156 Storch aircraft flies over a crowded Avenue des Champs Elysees. A girl with a bicycle wears a dress made of Allied national flag.
King George V of Great Britain visits the Royal Navy's Hospital ship, HMHS Plassy, at Scapa Flow, in the Orkneys, on June 23, 1917, during World War 1. The original Lascar (Asian) crew of the P&O (Peninsular and Oriental) ship , is seen lined up, in whites, on the deck of the Hospital ship, as King George walks past them, slowly ,accompanied by captain, Edward de Walrond Wells Bruce, and officers of the ship's company. On another deck, the King and his party stop to greet the uniformed medical staff, including nurses. An aide introduces each medical staff person by name, and the King shakes hands with each and converses briefly with some. The King visits wounded in the ship's medical ward. He converses with one patient, before proceeding to visit others.
Exteriors of the French Chamber of Deputies (126 Rue de l'Université, 75007 Paris, France) in Paris, France. Vehicular traffic outside the building. Pedestrians walk on pavement in the background. Flag atop the building.
Various locations in Madrid, Spain. A map of Europe shows the location of Spain. View of the capital city, Madrid, in Spain. The Puerta del Sol, the center of Madrid, and starting point of the Spanish national road network (Plaza de la Puerta del Sol s/n 28013 Madrid). Exteriors of the Museo del Prado, one of the world's leading art galleries (Museo Nacional del Prado. Paseo del Prado s/n. Madrid. 28014). The Statue of Velázquez in front of the Prado Museum. View of pond and surroundings in the park of Buen Retiro, a famous garden in the center of Madrid (Plazade la Independencia, Madrid 728001).
Various sites in Granada, Spain. Panoramic view of the Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain (C. Real de la Alhambra, s/n, 18009 Granada, Spain). The Alhambra fortress shows its Spanish Medieval Islamic architectural style. Views of the city of Granada in Spain. View of the Court of the Myrtles, the central part of the Comares Palace, and the Court of the Lions inside the Alhambra complex.
A documentary depicts Algeria soon after its independence. A coast along the Mediterranean Sea. The city of Oran. Houses in the city. A lion sculpture in the foreground. Architecture and sculptures of the city. Algerian flags flutter in windows. A bus drives past. The mountains of the Grand Kabili. Rugged hilly terrain in the east of Algeria. A flock of sheep. Two shepherds sit on a hill. Fruits growing on trees. A water body. An electricity tower. The port city of Annaba. A man makes a fishing net. A ship at a port. Mining equipment in operation to mine out ores. A heap of an ore. The Atlas Mountain range. The city of Constantine. Traffic on the streets. A memorial reads 'Place Des Martyrs'. The Algerian flag atop it. Wheat producing area in the south. Men work with farming machines. A man carries a load of hay.
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