Former American war correspondents in Paris, France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. A helicopter lifts off. A newly delivered Boeing 747 aircraft at Le Bourget Airport. Correspondents stand under an umbrella near the aircraft. They examine the exterior and interior of the new 747. Civilians stand behind barricades. The first Concorde prototype, Concorde F-WTSS, also on display for the crowds. Correspondents seated in a Pan Am lounge at the airport.
Former American war correspondents in France to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. Correspondents arrive at a seaside dining room near the beaches of Normandy. American flags along a stairway. Cooks prepare food. The correspondents greet dignitaries. Dignitaries including British and American military officers climb up the stairs. The correspondents and dignitaries seated around a table as they eat. A man kisses a woman. Retired U.S. General J. Lawton Collins seen with the group near end of clip.
French, Italian, Lithuanian women liberated from labor camps sew GI 's (members of the United States armed forces) buttons and patch pants at Quartermaster Salvage Shop in Reims,France. Workers shred the un-salvaged GI clothing. After World War II.
View of collaborationist French soldiers from the Legion of French Volunteers Against Bolshevism (Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme, or, Légion des volontaires français, or LVF.) The LVF soldiers, made of of right-wing French and French prisoners, are marching through the streets of Versailles, in Vichy France, toward the Versailles Chantiers train station, to begin their trip to the Soviet Union where they will fight together with Germany against Soviet forces in World War 2. To the Germans they were known as Infantry Regiment, or Infanterieregiment 638. Led by a Band, the soldiers march through streets of Versailles and uphill toward the main arched entrance of the Versailles Chantiers station. Civilians line streets to bid farewell, and some women kiss soldiers goodbye. View of black locomotive leading the train. LVF board a train car with chalk inscription on the side "Paris - Moscow, LVF".
Elderly waiters participate in the Annual Wine Race in Paris, France. Man fills glasses with wine. Group of aged waiters run to participate in the competition. Waiters rush to the booth to get wine glasses. Elderly waiters jump out of a restaurant window. They laugh and enjoy during the competition. 65-year-old veteran Pierre Jacques de la Fontaine wins the race in Montmartre.
Wounded United States soldiers on shore lying on stretchers in Normandy, France, during World War 2. Team of Medics attend to them. Harbor crowded with Landing craft unloading Army trucks, DUKWs (amphibious vehicles), Sherman tanks, M4 high speed tractors with AA equipment, and other military vehicles. Several French civilians walking along with United States army soldiers up sand road from beachhead. U.S. Infantrymen wade from ship towards beach.
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