The German invasion and occupation of France during World War II. The ancient German city of Strasbourg is in German hands. The Reich War Flag raised in the town. Views of the Strasbourg Cathedral. Civilians watch as German tanks advance on the city streets. The German invasion of Metz. Soldiers march through the city streets and past a bridge. German armored vehicles on streets beside Metz Cathedral, also called St. Stephen's Cathedral in Metz (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz). Civilians watch as Germans take over. German soldiers on horses and on foot. German soldiers holding several young French children and talking to them.
Foodstuff unloaded at a dock in German occupied France during World War II. Ships and boats in the dock. Workers unload the food supplies. Men and women sort and organize the supplies. German officers inspect the foodstuff and supervise the entire process. Supplies in the dock warehouse. Foodstuff including sausages and cheese blocks.
French civilians apply for food ration stamps in German occupied France during World War II. French civilians in lines at a stamp collection booth. Men and women apply for and collect their food ration stamps. Staff seated at counters distribute ration stamps. Men and women with children in lines. A man holds an 'Individual Supply Card' with several ration stamps. Close-up view of the ration booklet.
Allied troops advance around Paris,France during World War II. A pontoon bridge across Seine river as tanks of the U.S. 3rd Armored Division advance across the pontoon bridge. Civilians watch the military convoy advance from the banks of the Seine. A boat on the bank of the river. A tank rolls across a pontoon bridge.
U.S. war correspondents in France toward the end of World War II. A U.S. Navy patrol boat underway in the Atlantic Ocean with sailors aboard it. A war correspondent comes out of a house and poses near a truck. A young French girl poses with him. Shots of a a busy downtown street from a moving vehicle. Large building at the end of the street has an advertisement sign "Joselli" atop the building. A sign on a building reads 'Theatre' and the name of the Theatre, is partially obscured by a draped American flag. A French flag flies beside it. US, French, and British flags together on various buildings. A war correspondent stands on a building balcony in a city area and smiles for the camera. Another war correspondent on a village street poses for the camera and puts on sunglasses. He is joined by the correspondent who had posed with the girl, and they walk up a street beside row houses, to a parked, covered U.S. Army personnel carrier truck.
Operation of heavy floating crane as logs are moved into position for construction of floating dock in France. Canadian and United States soldiers work on the aid operation. (World War II period).
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