German capitulation in Paris,France during World War II. United states Army General Mark Wayne Clark arrives in Paris. He disembarks car. Officers greet and receive him. General Clark seated at office. He interacts with the officers. Group of German occupation forces gathered by the allied soldiers. German with their hands on head.
General De Gaulle visits Paris,France during World War II. Aerial view of the Arc De Triomphe. French General Charles De Gaulle places wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. De Gaulle leads on the procession and tours the city. Notre Dame De Cathedral. Large crowd of civilians gather at the street square. Snipers fire artillery on the crowded streets. Civilians escape and hide beneath vehicles. Buildings in the background. Wounded people are carried on litters to hospitals. Soldiers fire back at snipers. Police capture Germans. Angry civilians beat the Germans as the Police drive them away through streets.
General Eisenhower visits Paris,France during World War II. Arc De Triomphe. United States Army General Dwight D Eisenhower visits Paris. Officers greet and receives him. Eisenhower tours the city. American troops march on the streets. Civilians greet and cheers the troops.
U.S. Task Force 58 attacks Japanese held island Saipan in the Mariana Islands during World War II. Task Force 58 ships head towards Saipan. A map of Saipan. Carriers, battleships and destroyers of Task Force 58 underway. U.S. Navy Admiral Raymond Spruance aboard a ship. U.S. Naval guns bombard Saipan. Smoke rises from shell explosions on the island. U.S. Marines embark on landing crafts off Saipan. The Marines and U.S. tanks advance on the island. U.S. heavy artillery guns bombard Saipan. The Marines continue to battle Japanese troops as they advance. Japanese installations in ruins. A U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft lands on the island. The American flag is raised. U.S. medics treat wounded soldiers. Japanese women and children are removed to safety by U.S. troops.
Delegations from three Allied nations arrive in Washington DC, United States to study post-war security during World War II. Delegates disembark from aircraft and review a parade of troops. Soviet Ambassador to the United States Andrei Gromyko, U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull, British Permanent Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs Alexander Cadogan, U.S. Under Secretary of State Edward Stettinius arrive and attend the Dumbarton Oaks Conference. Secretary of State Hull speaks at the conference. Alexander Cadogan speaks.
Iceland becomes a republic during World War II. Tents set up for citizens of Iceland to vote in a referendum outside the city of Reykjavik. Citizens gather for the ceremony marking the proclamation of Iceland as a republic. President Sveinn Bjornsson and the Bishop of Iceland as the new republic is formed. American commander on Iceland General William Key watches the ceremonies.
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