Ninth Airforce North American P-51 Mustang fighters shoot down V1 and V2 rockets in Southern England during World War II. Crowds inspect damage caused by V1 and V2 rockets, also known as “robot bombs”. A crater formed by German robot bombs. A soldier collects fragments while inspecting the crater. Soldiers inspect remains and debris of robot bombs. Civilians watch the soldiers assess the bomb crater and collect rocket fragments for further testing. Aerial view of an unfinished V1 and V2 rocket launch site on the Cherbourg Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France. The main rocket ramp is seen on the launch site. A crane at the unfinished launch site. A concrete strip under construction. An unfinished section at the Cherbourg rocket launch site. The rich concrete mixture used in the construction of the massive installation is reinforced by lattice-type steel rods (half inch thick woven in squares). Unfinished and destroyed platforms from 29 rocket launch installations made by German forces at Cherbourg before the Normandy landings. Large solid underground structures intended as showrooms for shells and equipment. Unfinished or damaged narrow-gauge railroad used for supplies and construction. Carts are seen on the railroad. Netting laced with metal leaves to prevent fading is used for camouflage. A soldier arranges green coverings outside a bunker. A man stands on a crater. Wide gauge tracks to bring bombs to the platform. Some parts of the installation are bombed by Allied bombers.
Genevieve de Galard returns to France. She was a French nurse stationed in Hanoi and flew in casualty evacuation flights. She was named as the "Angel of Dien Bien Phu". Evacuated casualties from the battle of Dien Bien Phu carried to a van in Hanoi. Views of Galard, who refused freedom to stay with the wounded Communist captives. Galard flies to Paris and is welcomed by her mother. Large crowd gathers for welcoming her. She addresses the press.
President Coty of France is greeted in Luxembourg. President Coty arrives in a motorcade and is greeted by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. People in houses and streets welcome the President with hospitality on his state visit. The President waves at the people.
U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower and others en route to visit a beachhead in France during World War II. A U.S. warship underway at sea. General Eisenhower, U.S. Army General George C. Marshall, U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest King and U.S. Army General Henry H. Arnold on the warship in the Atlantic Ocean en route to the beachhead. A navy personnel watches towards the sea through binoculars. General Eisenhower, General Arnold and General Marshall talk. General Eisenhower and General Marshall talk.
The launching of United States ships for France. Cargo ships launched at Housten in Texas. People gather at the shipyard. French crews stand at the shipyard. Dignitaries talk amongst themselves. The American flag is lowered from the flag pole on the ship and the French flag is hoisted. French soldiers stand in a line with their guns raised. Aircraft carrier Midway is launched at Newport News in Virginia. People gather at the launch of USS Midway. They celebrate the launch. Airplanes in formation. (World War II period).
World War II Nazi German Blitzkrieg (lightning war) in Western Europe. German bombers in flight. Luftwaffe He-111 aircraft taking off. German Paratroopers jump from their Junkers Ju 52 aircraft. French soldiers and police stand on cobblestone street. French civilians seek shelter from the bombing: A woman with her children, a young boy and young girl, hurry to take shelter during bombing. Scenes of bombs exploding and resulting destruction in a French town during Battle of France.
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