View from a 4-engine airplane in flight over altocumulus clouds. Setting sun creates pink colors. Scene changes abruptly to views, inland from Omaha Beach, at Colleville-sur-Mer, France, of the temporary military battlefield cemetery established by the U.S. First Army, on June 8, 1944, right after the Allied invasion of Normandy, in World War 2. Simple wooden crosses mark the graves of the fallen Americans, each identified by one of their dog tags fastened to the marker.
SPX-F Prisoners interrogated in France. A U.S. Army Major with the help of an interpreter interrogates prisoners in compound area. He questions a prisoner on what do they think about American soldiers and how did they get this compound. The prisoner answers his questions and shows his U.S. pass, a leaflet which allowed him to cross the line by safety. (World War II period).
SPX-F Prisoners interrogated in France. A U.S. Army Major with the help of an interpreter interrogates prisoners in compound area. A soldier stands at the back. The German prisoner comes and the Major asks questions about Adolf Hitler, members of Nazi party and views about Japan as an ally. (World War II period).
Paris designers and couturiers show their summer collections in Paris, France. Women sewing designer clothes at the atelier of Jean Dessès, a top French designer. Jean Dessès at work. A dummy with a designer evening dress by Jean Dessès. The House of Carven with designer collection. Marie-Louise Carven with models wearing her latest designs. Designer Manusardi states that the summer collection can be end up in one word 'Femininity'. Top French couturier Jacques Heim’s 1965 Summer collection. A woman wears white dress designed by Jacques Heim. Pierre Cardin with his latest collection. Women show Pierre Cardin evening gown collection.
The Second Armistice at Compiegne after the German victory in the Battle of France during World War II. A WWI monument covered with a German flag in Compiegne. German soldiers near the monument. German troops stand at attention. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, President of the Reichstag Hermann Goering, German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and other German officers arrive at the venue. The leaders and officers walk past the soldiers at attention. Hitler gives the Nazi salute. Hitler and the other officers enter the WWI Armistice railway car. French General Charles Huntziger and other French officers and officials arrive at the venue. The German and French officers seated around a table inside the WWI Armistice railway car. Hitler receives the French surrender from General Huntziger on June 22, 1940. The Second Armistice on the table. An animated map depicts Frankreich. Bells toll at a Parisian cathedral. Adolf Hitler with several German officers inside the cathedral. Arches, pillars and carvings in the cathedral.
A horse race at the Auteuil Racecourse in Paris, France. A large crowd of spectators gathered for the event at the Racecourse. The race begins. Jockeys race their horses on the track. Spectators watch and cheer. The winner crosses the finish line.
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