Parti Populaire parade down Champs Elysees in Paris, France. Party members carry banners. Arc De Triomphe in the background. Wreath placed in Tomb of Unknown Soldier. Parade passes down Champs Elysees. Spectators watch. Huge crowd on streets. Jacques Doriot addresses party. People seated in the Assembly. (World War II period).
Opening scene shows crowds of Parisians surrounding tanks of Free French General Philippe Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division and elements of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division enter Paris, on August 25, 1944, during World War 2. General Charles de Gaulle is seen with French officials in the crowd. A Free French soldier speaks to a tank driver and points to the source of some lingering German resistance gunfire. The crowds drop to the ground as gunfire erupts. A French tank fires its gun at a building harboring the German resistance elements. Some persons take shelter behind jeeps. People scramble for shelter in the courtyard of the Notre Dame cathedral. Smoke rising from targeted buildings. People lying down en masse on the ground as gunfire continues.
President Raymond Poincaré accompanied by King Albert I and Marshal Ferdinand Foch on their tour through Ypres Belgium. A huge crowd of people gather to welcome them. Views of devastated city. City is awarded by 'CROIX DE GUERRE' a military award.
Sportsmen from all over the world participate in the Patriot's Day marathon race in Boston Massachusetts. Athletes running on road during race. Crowd cheers the runners. German athlete Paul De Bruyn wins the marathon and makes his place in next Olympic games.
Gendarmerie police force of Tangier, Morrocco. The Gendarmerie, comprised of 200 men, are lined up, at attention, for an inspection. Close views of their uniforms and several Gendarmes with many medals. Their Commander in Chief is Joaquin de Miguel. The men march holding rifles with bayonets affixed. Later, during inspection, they stand with their swords. View of two Gendarmes on horseback patrolling the zone.
Several children sit in a row in the nursery located at 12 Rue de Saules in Paris France. A nurse gives cod liver oil to children. A nurse gives cod liver oil to a child on her lap. Children climb and play outside and inside a set or round gates in the nursery. Nurses take care of the children. A nurse feeding a young girl with a spoon in a dining area.
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