An Indochinese gate outside a munitions plant in France during World War I. French troops from Indochina enter through the gate. French officers stand by the gate to watch the soldiers. French Indochinese troops form a crowded line in munitions plant. French Indochinese and African troops in line passing shells to each other and transport them into a train. Troops from various French colonies load boxes into a truck while a French officer watch over them.
French colonial Senegalese troops lunges with bayonet during their training under General Mangin in France. French Senegalese soldiers practice with bayonets on an open field. Senegalese soldiers engage in bayonet fights during their daily training in World War I. French African soldiers advancing up a hill. A group of Senegalese soldiers practice throwing hand grenades.
French men and women riding bicycles in La Ferté-Macé, Normandy, France during World War 2. Mural saying “La Ferté-Macé Agence Renault… HUILES RENAULT LES MEILEURES” and “SUZE SUZE” on the side of two buildings as viewed from intersection of Rue du Dr Ernest Poulain and Rue Félix Desaunay. German prisoners are captured at vacant lot at 51 Rue Félix Desaunay, 61600 La Ferté-Macé, France (today the location of Pharmacie des Andaines.) French troops frisk the two German soldiers. French men and women gaze at captured German soldiers being frisked. French infantry moving through the streets during a sweeping operation. M4 Sherman tanks enter La Ferté-Macé as French men and women look on from windows and on the streets. A tank moving down Rue du Dr Ernest Poulain towards City Hall (Mairie). People wave from the steps of City Hall (Pl. de la République, 61600 La Ferté-Macé, France.) Soldiers move past the the World War 1 Memorial of La Ferté-Macé and the Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de la Ferté-Macé.
Soldiers on top of a tank in Normandy, France during World War 2. Soldiers moving carefully on the road to Saint-Lô, France. A road sign reads “Saint-Lô”. A United States soldier crouching roadside with rifle. Thick black smoke forming. Armored infantry from the 2nd Armored Division wearing camouflage jackets take cover against a tank. Bomb explosion in Saint-Lô. Soldier firing rifle. Soldiers move on a street with destroyed houses. United States tank fires during street fighting. Tank fire hits buildings in Saint-Lô, creating smoke. Soldiers running. A wall breaks apart and falls after being hit by artillery. Sherman Crab minesweepers (M4 Sherman tanks fitted with flails) moving through a field. Soldiers conduct a mop-up operation in Saint-Lô. Soldier enters a house. Soldiers walking on devastated streets of Saint-Lô, with destroyed houses and piles of debris. An M10 tank destroyer enters Saint-Lô. A soldier reading a road sign “SAINT-LO SA CATHEDRALE SON PANORAMA DON DE CLAUDEL”. The remains of a United States Army infantry commander lies in state, covered by the United States flag, on top of a pile of rubble of the Église Notre-Dame de Saint-Lô (2 Rue Carnot, 50000 Saint-Lô, France). Aerial view shows damaged building in Saint-Lo. Television host Alexander Scourby reads a book titled “Breakout and Pursuit” by Martin Blumenson. Alexander Scourby closes the book and speaks to the audience.
A U.S. Army captain in the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) is helped as he steps from a ferry boat to speak with a Lieutenant wearing a white armband, who is assisting with embarkation duties. Closeup of the Lieutenant, and armband reading "H.Q. STA 7." The Lieutenant holds an embarkation passenger list for Company A, 131st Infantry, 33rd Division. He discusses it with the Captain (Company A Commander). view of the embarkation passenger list. The members of Company A, in full field gear, then disembark from the ferry as the two officers watch. Scene changes to a processing center at the pier. Soldier John J. Jones shows his identification card. Next are shown closeups of his military records, including : a copy of his service record; his individual equipment record; his pay card; an application for family allowance and information for allotment of pay;application for insurance and details of his beneficiaries. An army clerk types information into the records. Next, soldiers are seen relaxing on the floor of the processing center. Glimpse of the ferry boat,"Catshill," docked at the pier. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British General Douglas Haig reviews troops in Britain during First World War; French General Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain comes out of a building and stands with his fellow officer, Italian General Armando Diaz review troops. Troops march with rifles. King Albert I of Belgium comes out of a building and sits on car. World War I troops march on road, snow covered hillside in the background. President Wilson sits and reads a Washington newspaper in Washington DC, United States.
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