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German Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring greets French Marshal Philippe Petain and Admiral Francois Darlan in St. Florentin.
A motorcade arrives and dignitaries get off. German Reichsmarschall Hermann Goring greets French Marshal Philippe Petain and Admiral Francois Darlan in St. Florentin, France. Officers salute the two Frenchmen. Goring talks to Marshal Petain and Admiral Darlan. They board a train. The three leaders stand outside the train. A French flag on the car.
The City of Paris, France, before and after the Nazi invasion of 1940, and America preparing for World War II
Views of Paris in the late 1930s, prior to World War II. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Arch of Triumph). The Tuileries gardens (Jardins des Tuileries) with bed of tulips in full bloom in foreground. The Eiffel Tower (la tour Eiffel). The fountain of River Commerce and Navigation at the Place de la Concord, Paris, with the Madeleine church (L'église de la Madeleine) directly behind, the Hotel de Crillon,barely seen at left, and its twin building, the French Naval Ministry, opposite, on the Rue Royale. People strolling and shopping on the Boulevard Haussmann. Awning of Les Deux Magots café and patrons seated at tables outside, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris. People relaxing in the Tuileries gardens, with Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and Musée du Louvre in background. An artist at work, seated at a bench in the foreground. The west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Parisians looking at posters, reading in parks, visiting bookstores. Sign directing visitors to the Congres des Ecrivains (Congress of Writers) held at Maison de la Mutualité conference center at 24 Rue Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement of Paris, France.in June, 1935. Several writers seated at a table with others standing around. Closeup of three. Closeup of British writer, Aldous Huxley, wearing eyeglasses. Two writers conversing. Scene shifts to Paris at night. Car traffic on streets of Paris at night. Illuminated sign at Moulin Rouge cinema theatre, topped with illuminated arms of a windmill. Lighted sign of nightclub, Le Rat Mort, in Place Pigalle. Interior of a Paris nightclub with sophisticated clientele. French entertainer musician playing a guitar. An official posting an announcement called "Counseil de Revision," calling for conscription (military draft recruitment) of citizens for military service. Parisians preparing defenses in the city, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Man deep in a trench preparing a shelter. Men carrying sandbags up a ladder to protect a national monument. Copy of the New York Times newspaper annnouncing the German attack on Poland. Copy of New York Daily News announcing fall of Holland. The New York World-Telegram paper announcing capitulation of France. German Panzer II tanks and motorcycle troops entering Paris. German infantry marching through the Arch of Triumph, on the Champs-Élysées. A Frenchman wiping his eyes as he watches the occupying troops. Hermann Goering with other officers riding in an open car along a Paris street. Closeup of Arch of Triumph. Adolf Hitler, accopanied by staff, looking at the Eiffel Tower. Nazi flag flying from the tower. Closeup of Hitler looking around. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Academic garb, at the University of Virginia commencement ceremony, in Memorial Gymnasium, on June 10, 1940. (FDR's son Franklin Jr. was among the graduates assembled, from the UVA Law School). Roosevelt expresses American sympathy and support for nations invaded by the Nazis. American street scene. Women preparing gifts intended for France. A poster showing a French soldier, entitled: "Le Paquet Au Front." American draftees in training at an army post in the U.S. Smoke billowing from American industrial facilities. Workers at an American shipyard. View of warships under construction at the yard. A Huge gun barrel being moved on special rail dollies, in a U.S. arms factory. U.S. Navy F4U Corsair Production Line during World War II. M3 Lee medium tanks being manufactured in U.S. factory. Closeup of finished one being transported via transverse crane. M4 Sherman tanks moving on flat rail cars. A speeding steam locomotive pulling freight cars. Martin PBM-5 Mariner in flight over an Atlantic convoy carrying war materiel to the United Kingdom. Sailor wearing headset, standing near depth charges at stern of a ship. British Naval Ensign flying from mast of a ship.
German planes bomb Paris on June 3, 1940, during World War II
Film begins showing nighttime scene of fires burning from German bombing of Paris in the World War 2 Battle of France. In daylight, firemen are seen directing streams of water on smoking remains of buildings. Camera pans across numerous destroyed buildings and debris. One notable undamaged structure is the the Sacre Coeur Cathedral and its tall bell tower, on lÎle-de-France. Citizens are gather discussing the situation. One mostly destroyed building has "Les Soeurs de St. Vincent Paul," written on its side. It is headquarters of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Catholic order) on 140 rue du Bac. A woman of the order, wearing their signature cornette, is seen conversing with a police officer. A Nun of the order works with several women (not in habit) to save some tables. More views of the destruction including one showing water gushing from a burst underground water main. Camera pans over more scenes of destruction. Inside of a badly damaged church. Women distributing snacks to children. A sign reading: "Milice Francaise," (a local Militia) where food and drinks are being given to many people.
Adolf Hitler and Albert Speer visit various monuments after the fall of Paris during World War II.
German occupation in Paris France following Battle of France in World War II. French prisoners of war (POWs) remove protective coverings from the Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde. The POWs remove sandbags from around the Obelisk and Napoleon's Tomb. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and Nazi Minister of Armaments and War Production Albert Speer tour the city by car. Hitler and Speer arrive at the Church of Sainte-Marie Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French policemen salute as Hitler drives by. They visit the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France) and Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Hitler, Speer and others view the Eiffel Tower(Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France).
United States soldiers enter Saint-Lô, body of a U.S. Infantry Commander lies in state (WW2)
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.
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini view huge crowd from a decorated balcony of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy (WW2)
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini visit Florence, Italy. Soldiers in uniform and civilians gathered at the Piazza Della Signoria. Men blow trumpets with Florentine fleur-de-lis banners in the Piazza della Signoria. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini look out at the crowd from a decorated balcony in the Palazzo Vecchio (P.za della Signoria, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy). The German and the Italian flags on poles on the balcony. (World War II period).
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