United States President Woodrow Wilson with General Leorat of France. President Wilson gets out of the car. French guards help him to get out of the car. The President had arrived for lunch at Salle des Conference of Luxemburg Palace. Prime minister of France Georges Clemenceau also arrives at Salle des Conference. The lunch had been arranged by the French Senate in honor of President Wilson.
Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division training in England under General Clarence R Huebner, in preparation for the D-Day Normandy invasion in World War II. U.S. Navy ships underway at sea. Heavy naval guns bombard the coast of France on D-Day. U.S. Army soldiers seen during assault on Omaha beach with heavy losses on D-Day. U.S. soldiers and tanks encounter heavy German resistance in the "hedge rows." American soldiers digging trenches with shovels and picks and treating wounded comrade. Dead German soldier lying in street as Americans enter the town of Caumont (Caumont l'Eventé). Frenchman civilian pours wine for American soldier after they liberated Caumont l'Eventé from the entrenched German forces. An American helps a French civilian woman to reach a safe place crossing rubble. Damaged French houses along the sides of street. During rest, a soldier gives another a haircut, and another writes a letter. U.S. Air Force B-17s fly overhead and bomb near St. Lo, France on July 25, 1944. Other U.S. Army artillery units, the 4th and 9th Divisions, and General Patton's tanks provided support so the 1st Infantry (First Infantry or Big Red One) could occupy the area. Army combat engineers dig up mines and use construction equipment to clear debris. Wrecked houses and rubble. U.S. soldiers keep advancing through towns and eat and rest as they can. Road sign reads: "Coutances." First Infantry goes through Mortain, Etampes, Meaux, Soissons and across the Belgian border. German prisoners of war walk with their hands raised. German soldier digging out of fox hole. Siegfried Line and dragons teeth. Strong German resistance encountered at Aachen. Tanks fire in the field. House to house fighting in Aachen. Surrender of Aachen. A German flag laying in the street is run over by a U.S. military vehicle. German resistance is heavy during battle scenes in Battle of Hürtgen Forest. German and American artillery are seen in Hurtgen Forest. U.S. wounded treated. The 1st Division is pulled out for rest at the rear, in Belgium.
People of Paris celebrate the 100th death anniversary of Louis Braille. Braille's remains are being transferred from Coupvray to the Panthéon in Paris. Thousands of blind people follow the funeral car transporting Braille’s remains. A man accompanies a group of blind boys. Blind French men, women, and children enter the Panthéon (Pl. du Panthéon, 75005 Paris, France). Interiors of the Pantheon. President of France Vincent Auriol and other dignitaries pay their tribute to Louis Braille.
Charles A Lindbergh as an honored guest at the Aero Club of France. Lindbergh and U.S. Ambassador to France Myron T Herrick greeted by Raymond Orteig in Paris. New York City hotel owner Raymond Orteig offered the Orteig prize of $25000 for the first non-stop trans-atlantic flight. The three of them in a balcony. Lindbergh waves to the crowd below and waves the U.S. and French flags.
Charles A Lindbergh receives the French 'Cross of Legion of Honor' at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France). Lindbergh with French President Gaston Doumergue and U.S. Ambassador to France Myron Herrick. Lindbergh wears the Cross as people surround him.
French officials and citizens gather outside Hotel de Ville in Paris to welcome aviator Charles A Lindbergh after his trans-Atlantic flight. Policemen on horses and on foot control the crowd. Cars arrive at the venue. Lindbergh waves to the crowd from the Hotel balcony. The French tricolor and the U.S. flag. Lindbergh and U.S. Ambassador to France Myron Herrick greeted by the crowd. They get into cars and leave. Ferdinand Foch, a French soldier, Aristide Briand, 73rd Prime Minister of France with other officials arrives at the Hotel. They greet the crowd and leave.
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