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.
United States 90th Infantry Division enters Alencon, France. Soldiers of the French 2nd Armored Division clean guns and tanks. Tanks parked in line. Vehicles of the 90th Infantry Division move on road. Women standing next to road watch as tanks pass by. (World War II period).
Vehicles of the 90th Infantry Division move on road in Alencon, France. Board on roadside reads 'Alencon'. Soldiers seated on army trucks with guns in hand. (World War II period).
Vehicles of the 90th Infantry Division move on road in Alencon, France. Brigadier General S Mac Lain lean on jeep and watches vehicles pass by. Board on roadside reads 'Alencon'. Soldiers stand beside the road. General Mac Lain looks at a map kept on hood of army jeep. (World War II period).
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