Celebration of the Bastille Day in Paris, France. The celebration of the 150th anniversary of French independence. Giant lictor's fasces upon branches of laurel and oak (a symbol of France) adorn the stage. A large crowd gathers for the celebration. French Prime Minister Édouard Daladier delivers a speech. Officials and dignitaries at the platform. Troops marching on the street. Aerial view of the celebration.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev arrives in Paris, France. French President Charles de Gaulle arrives with other officials at an airport to greet him. An airplane arrives at the airport. Khrushchev along with other officials disembarking from the airplane. He arrives for pre-summit talks with President de Gaulle. Soldiers standing in formation at the airport. Building in the background. Cameramen recording the event. Dignitaries seated in a car passing along a street. People gather along the sides of the street. People cheer. The dignitaries place wreaths at the memorial of unknown soldiers of France.
U.S. soldiers in Laval Pl. du 11 Novembre, 53000 Laval, France) France during World War II. 3rd Division vehicles entering the main square. The Laval City Hall decorated with French flags in the background. 3rd Armored Division tanks, trucks and other vehicles cross a repaired masonry bridge and enter the town. People cheer. A military policeman directs the traffic. French civilians walk across the repaired bridge.
French Minister of Marine Admiral Francois Darlan in an office in Vichy, France during World War II. Exterior of the Ministry of Marine in Vichy. Admiral Darlan comes out of his office in Hotel du Helder (23 Rue du Parc 03200 Vichy, France). Radio trucks used by the ministry to get in touch with a French fleet.
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Paris, France. He arrives for a meeting with French General Charles de Gaulle. Churchill is bestowed with the 'Order of the Liberation' honor of France. Charles de Gaulle shakes hands with Churchill. He awards him. Churchill and De Gaulle in a building. Their wives seated in chairs.
Allied air attacks against France during World War II. A map of France shows the location of Orly. Aerial view of U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft in a formation flight. Bombs being dropped on an airfield by U.S. 8th Air Force aircraft on May 24, 1944. Pillars of smoke rise up as the bombs hit the targets. Bomb craters on the field. Smoke rises.
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