U.S. Army soldiers of the 314th Infantry regiment, 79th Infantry Division, entering town as people cheer in Mamers, France on August 12, 1944 during liberation of France in World War 2. Next scene shifts to Argentan France on August 13, 1944, and shows German prisoners of war marching through the streets and assembling in courtyard at a monastery in Argentan. View of some Mongolians in a courtyard who were Russians pressed into service by the Germans. General George S Patton talking to Major General Lunceford E Oliver, CG of the 5th Armored Division. General Patton leaves in a jeep.
German SS (Schutzstaffel) troops advance on the Eastern Front during World War II. A map of the Western Front. France: Vichy France militia round up FFI (French Forces of the Interior) members. They march FFI members out of a building. German soldiers search French civilians. They stop and check civilians on bicycles and in cars. A soldier with a revolver talks to a French civilian. Soldiers check an elderly civilian. A seized French Allied Military currency.
U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. war correspondents in France shortly after the Invasion of France by Allied forces. A war correspondent walks on a Normandy beach. Many triangular beach obstacles with mines attached to them placed there by German forces and slave laborers. A French family poses outside a house. A young girl poses and smiles. U.S. troops advancing to attack at the St. Lo line. Views of the city of Valognes. Military vehicles and U.S. Army soldiers pass by destroyed buildings in Valognes. A U.S. war correspondent walks on city streets. Correspondent seated at the edge of a fountain with Allied flags in the background. HE signs an autograph for a young boy.
The delegates at a conference in France. A crowd waiting on either side of a path. Few officers on the path. A group of men waiting with the cameras. The officers greet the group of men who arrived. The Prime Minister of France Pierre Laval, and Foreign Secretary of Britain Anthony Eden are greeted by the officers. Men with cameras taking pictures. The dignitaries go in the entrance gate. A man at the entrance. Maxim Litvinov, Russian Foreign Minister, arrives in motor vehicle. An officer salutes Maxim Litvinov. He enters through the entrance gate into the building. Two women arrive. An officer controlling the crowd waiting outside the building. Men and women on the side of the path. The delegates at the table in the conference hall. Documents in front of them on the table. The delegates talking among themselves.
Memorial Day in Paris, France. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery with officials. The ambassador lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A guard helps the ambassador. The officer behind the ambassador salutes. The ambassador signs on a book. The wreath has a band across it which reads 'American Overseas Memorial Day Association'. U.S. military cemetery in Suresnes. American and French flags beside the graves. U.S. soldiers walk between the graves. U.S. troops march in the cemetery. Jefferson Caffery arrives with officials. U.S. Airborne Battalion marches in the cemetery. The soldiers stand at attention. They fire a volley over the cemetery. The Airborne Battalion stands in formation along a pathway. The officials review the troops. French and American troops march along a road during the parade. People on both sides of the road watch the parade. U.S. Ambassador Caffery and the officials salute. The Ambassador and the officials talking.
Finance officer of U.S. 36th Division Paymaster in France during World War II. Interiors of office shows finance officer of U.S. 36th Division Paymaster passing lire and francs to U.S. soldiers.
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