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General Charles De Gaulle addresses the people in Cherbourg,France.

The civilians greet General Charles De Gaulle in Cherbourg, France. A crowd in front of a building. Three flags on the balcony of the building. Man on the balcony. Men, women and children wait outside the building looking at the balcony. A few men and two children walks on the path in front of a building. A crowd on the side of the road. General Charles De Gaulle with other officers arrive. The crowd greets the General. The street filled with people. Buildings in view. The General stands on the balcony of the building with other officers. The building has the letters 'Hotel De Ville' on it. Flags hoisted on the balcony. A U.S. flag, a French flag and another flag. General De Gaulle comes out of the building with the officers. The General amidst the crowd. The General talks to a child in a woman's arms. Several men and women in the crowd. An officer in uniform in the crowd. General De Gaulle with officers and the people. People crowded at the entrance of the building.

Date: 1944, August 24
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054754
A Coast Guard cutter and a British Patrol Torpedo boat in a harbor dock in Cherbourg, France. Cranes beside capsized ship.

A harbor in Cherbourg, France. A vessel in the water. A harbor dock in view. A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter anchored to the dock. Men in harbor. Two cranes in position just off the docks beside a capsized ship. Cherbourg harbor buildings in view in the background. Boats in the water. Men at work in the harbor. Two children watching a Patrol Torpedo boat at the dock.

Date: 1944, August 24
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054755
Fueling operations for a Coast Guard cutter in a harbor, and men at work on the dock in Cherbourg, France during World War 2

A harbor in Cherbourg, France. A Coast Guard cutter anchored to the dock. A few pieces of equipment in the harbor. Fueling pipes arrayed across the docks to the ship. Other equipment on the dock. Men adjust and align the fueling pipes of the tanker with the pipes on vessel. A board that reads "Positively no tampering with pol equipment" is seen. Long length of fueling pipes. Two men at work. A man turns a valve. A man bathing on the ship's deck under a shower head. Men on the Coast Guard cutter. Small vessels in water. Buildings on the other shore in view. U.S. soldiers working on a cement mixer on shore along with German military prisoners of war. The U.S. soldiers offer cigarettes to the German prisoners and they smoke cigarettes.

Date: 1944, August 24
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054756
P-47Ds of the 362nd Fighter Group at forward operating base in France during World War II

Two P-47D aircraft raise considerable dust as they make a formation takeoff from Advanced Landing Ground, A-12, at Lignerolles, France, during World War 2. They are painted with white invasion stripes Change of scene shows P-47D, tail number 42-27603, of the 362nd Fighter Group, 378th Fighter Squadron, parked on stiffened steel mesh (Sommerfeld Tracking) at the field. The aircraft is under armed guard. Its tail wheel appears to be sunk below the steel mesh. A motorcycle is parked beside the aircraft. Airmen walk around the airplane, looking at battle damage that is seen on leading edge and aileron of its right wing. Two holes are seen in the fuselage below the cockpit. A Military policeman examines the holes in the fuselage. Camera shows accidental closeup of steel mesh on the field that appears to be the square-mesh track variety (SMT). Glimpse of a P-47D making a dusty takeoff.

Date: 1944
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068869
Smoke rises up from artillery bursts on German positions near Cherbourg, France during World War II.

The Battle of Cherbourg in Cherbourg, France during World War II. Damaged harbor installations. Smoke rises up from artillery bursts on German positions. U.S. soldiers walk along a street.

Date: 1944, July 1
Duration: 1 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675075525
Nazi German General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke surrender to Allied forces in Cherbourg, France (WW2)

The surrender of German General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke and the 709th Static Infantry Division to American forces in Cherbourg, France during World War 2. General von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Hennecke and other German troops are taken to the Allied headquarters in Cherbourg after making a request that they be permitted to surrender to Major General Manton S. Eddy, the Commander of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division. Commander of the 7th Army Corps General J. Lawton Collins interviews General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben alleged to have said “I learned in Russia that small groups can achieve major delays” General von Schlieben talks to General Lawton Collins. General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke outside the Allied headquarters. General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben walks past an American armored vehicle. Both General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke talking outside and their photos taken before boarding a jeep to be transferred to his prison in Trent Park in England. United States soldiers gathered outside the Naval Headquarters building while a German prisoner calls out for others to surrender. A German soldier carries a white flag, followed by surrendering German troops with hands up as they leave the Naval Headquarters. A wounded American soldier with facial injuries covered by bandages and gauze.

Date: 1944, June 26
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079293