President Woodrow Wilson and other American VIPs visiting Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Large crowd assembled at Concorde square, the Rue Royale and Church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). President Wilson and procession of horse-drawn carriage and cars pass through bridge and come toward Place de la Concorde. A large crowd at Place de la Concorde and fountain. Procession moves on road.
French crowd inspects captured German equipment. World War I German tanks, cannons, field guns, railroad guns, and gun carriages displayed at the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France) and in Hotel des Invalides (129 Rue de Grenelle, 75007 Paris, France). View of Place de la Concorde in Paris. Automobiles and other vehicles circle the plaza. Many pedestrians are seen. An American soldier inspects a damaged German artillery piece on display. Visitors flood the display area to view the various weapons on display. At a park, the curb is lined with undamaged field pieces. Crowd gathers around a young boy manipulating controls on a captured German s FH 02 field howitzer
A crowd greets French General Charles de Gaulle in Algiers, showering his motorcade with ticker tape. views of motorcade from various locations, including high in an overlooking building. Cheering crowds jam the roadside. A formation of French warplane aircraft is seen flying overhead. A little girl kisses De Gaulle on the cheeks. De Gaulle walks with officials up a hill and then speaks from a portico of the Government General building, to an audience of thousands jammed shoulder-to-shoulder in the Place du Forum with some perched atop a monument. De Gaulle returns to his open car, as a cordon of French military hold the crowd back.
Charles de Gaulle visits the United States. An aircraft lands at Washington National Airport in Washington DC. People at the airport. The leader of the Free French Forces General Charles de Gaulle disembarks from the aircraft. He is greeted by dignitaries. U.S. Army General George Marshall, U.S. Army Air Forces General Henry Arnold and U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest King salute as the French National Anthem is sung. De Gulle also salutes and shakes hands with these and other dignitaries. He gets in a car and leaves for the White House. At the White House he is greeted by U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, his daughter, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes and U.S. Secretary of Navy James Forrestal. He visits Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute at the Grave of Unknown Soldier. In Manhattan people line the streets and cheer as De Gaulle's car moves towards the New York City Hall. He addresses the people of the New York City from the top of the RCA Building. (World War II period).
Several men stand outside the Bastille in Paris, France. A moat surrounds the building. The French tricolor flag raised above the turret. A huge crowd gathers near the Bastille. General de Gaulle, accompanied by officials, walks through the crowd. He wears a black armband on the left sleeve of his uniform. The crowd cheers and claps their hands. They enter the courtyard of the Bastille and ascend steep steps to the top. a small boy runs and kisses General de Gaulle, as he climbs the steps. An official introduces General de Gaulle, standing on a platform high above the crowds below. General de Gaulle gives a speech.
French President De Gaulle visits Canada. President De Gaulle's Pre-Summit round of talks with Canadian Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. President De Gaulle visits the National War Memorial. A ceremony takes place at the granite cenotaph. French President De Gaulle walks through lined military troops. A huge crowd gathers at the National War Memorial. Cameramen take photographs. Troops surround the French President.
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