French recruits for the German Army parade to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, France during World War II. French Vichy Secretary of State Joseph Darnand administers the oath to French recruits for the German Army. The recruits parade to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe.
The city of Paris, France under German occupation during World War II. Interiors of the Paris Opera House during a German meeting. German officials exit from the gate of a public building accompanied by French politician Pierre Laval. The German officials shake hands with Laval who enters a car. View of the Longchamps race track. German and French officials with civilian officials during an outdoor ceremony. A French official pins medals on German soldiers. German, French officials and people outside a cathedral. A ceremony at the eternal light at the Arc de Triomphe. A scuffle in the crowd on the sidewalk.
Film taken from the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis, CA-35 at Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, during resupply operations in World War 2. .Time 04:00 to 00:15 the USS Indianapolis is tied up to the starboard side of a cargo ship which is supplying the battleship USS Pennsylvania, BB-38, on the cargo ship's port side. Time 00:17 to 00:51 shows the crew of the USS Indianapolis having fun near the bow of the ship and making the ship ready for getting underway. A sailor and an officer jokingly pickup another sailor and pretend like they are going to throw him overboard. Time 0052 to 01:01 shows the ships open bridge with officers at their duties. Time 01:02 to 01:07 shows an anchor detail raising the ships anchor. Time 01:08 to 01:19 shows the ships bridge and signal flags being lowered. Time 01:20 to 01:35 shows the port side of the heavy cruiser USS Louisville, CA-28, in measure 32/6d camouflage and a Fletcher class destroyer, in measure 21 all blue camouflage, moving between the view. Time 01:36 shows a crew member taking depth soundings with a line and plummet. The rest of the film shows the shore of a small island. APs (transports), AKs (cargo ships), DEs (Destroyer Escorts), and LCs (Landing Craft) offshore. An LCT (Landing Craft Tank) underway.
French officers and leaders pose around a decorated taxicab in the courtyard of the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris, France, a few years after World War I. French officials surround a decorated taxicab and pose during a distinguished service ceremony. The train carriage in which the Armistice was signed, Wagon Lits Company car No. 2419D, is seen in the background (having been moved to the plaza after the signing). A French officer speaks to other officers surrounding him.
U.S. landing crafts hit a beach for the invasion of France during World War II. U.S. troops climb up a cargo net out of an LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). Landing crafts pull up alongside the gangway of a ship. A DE (Destroyer Escort) underway. A Task Force underway. Barrage balloons in the background. Transports underway. Personnel aboard a transport. Landing crafts loaded with U.S. troops head for the beach. A British LST (Landing Ship Tank) underway.
Famous aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh with U.S. Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick in Paris, France. He waves the U.S. and French flags. Charles Lindbergh at the Aéro-Club de France. His plane 'Spirit of St. Louis'. People eat at the club during the flyers’ luncheon. Charles Lindbergh honored by French President Gaston Doumergue by 'Cross of the Legion of Honor' at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France).
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