French troops passing through La Haye Du Puits, Normandy during World War 2. M3 half-tracks pass by ruins of buildings. Army trucks park near a World War 1 memorial used as a motor pool. Two tricolor Free France flags in the World War 1 memorial. An M3 half-track driving, with the Église Saint-Jean showing its damage (Place Patton, 50250 La Haye, France) in the background. French soldiers in trucks pass by a street with shops with signs “CITROEN”, “E. DE SAINT-GERMAIN” and “X GRANDES MARQUES”. Storefronts are damaged from bombing. Tricolor French flags in the street. A close view of a World War 1 Memorial with inscriptions “LA-HAYE-DU-PUITS A SES GLOREAUX MORTS 1914-1918” (“LA-HAYE-DU-PUITS TO ITS GLORIOUS DEAD 1914-1918” in English).
Famous aviator Charles Augustus Lindbergh with U.S. Ambassador to France Myron T. Herrick in Paris, France. He waves the U.S. and French flags. Charles Lindbergh at the Aéro-Club de France. His plane 'Spirit of St. Louis'. People eat at the club during the flyers’ luncheon. Charles Lindbergh honored by French President Gaston Doumergue by 'Cross of the Legion of Honor' at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France).
Officials arrive for the Paris Peace Conference in Paris, France. Officers in uniforms pose for a photograph. United States Navy Admiral Benson and United State Ambassador to France Henry C. White leave the Hotel Crillon building (10 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France). They read the document in hand. Henry C. White speaks with the officials. French Premier Georges Clemenceau and Marshal Ferdinand Foch get inside a car. View of the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France) with flags in the foreground. People walking in the street.
United States troops and tanks enter the town of Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly during World War 2. Soldiers walk alongside M4 Sherman tanks upon entering Notre-Dame de Cenilly. Road sign reads “D. 38 Notre-Dame de Cenilly Manche”. Soldiers talking in front of an amphibious Jeep parked on Rue des Tilleuls. A smiling priest stands by a gate. A soldier salutes to troops entering Notre-Dame de Cenilly. A captured German prisoner with hands up is frisked by Allied troops near the damaged Café Breton Epicerie (2 Rue des Tilleuls, 50210 Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly, France). Army Jeeps pass by destroyed buildings. United States soldiers gaze at dead German soldiers among ruins. Bodies of dead German soldiers and equipment debris on the street. United States armored vehicles driving through the destroyed town of Periers. A tank passes by a man planting the French tricolor flag on a statue. An M3 half-track in Periers. Behind the half-track is the ruins of Église Saint-Pierre (Place du Général de Gaulle, 50190 Périers, France). The tricolor flag of France waves in hands of statue in Periers.
A tightrope wedding in La Rochelle, Bordeaux, France. Two tightrope acrobats, Roland Schmidt and Francine Pary, cross a tight rope fixed in between two ancient towers, the Chain Tower of La Rochelle (Tour de la Chaîne, 17000 La Rochelle, France) and Tour Saint-Nicolas de la Rochelle (Rue de l'Armide, 17000 La Rochelle, France), over the La Rochelle harbour. The bride climbs the stairs of a tower. A friend holds up the bride’s wedding dress. Claude Bejac, a well-known cabaret singer and deputizing for the mayor of the free community of Montmartre, climbs a fireman’s ladder. Crowds gathered to watch the couple cross a tight rope. A man helps the groom hold carry his pole. Groom walks on tight rope. The bride carefully crosses the harbor on tight rope on the other side. The bride and the groom meet in the middle of the tight rope. Bride and groom are perched on the ropes. Claude Bejac officiates the wedding of the tight rope acrobat couple. The mayor officiates the wedding while standing on a fireman’s ladder. Bride and groom getting married over the La Rochelle harbour. Harbor front of La Rochelle covered with crowds watching the tightrope wedding over the harbor. Groom puts wedding ring on bride’s finger, the newlywed couple kiss.
Mohammed V, the Sultan of Morocco, walks down the gangplank of a French warship, followed by entourage, during a state visit to France. He is greeted by large numbers of French officials and escorted to a small open car. Views of motorcade carrying the Sultan along the Avenue Champs Elysée, accompanied by horse guards, in Paris. The Sultan and his wife stroll the grounds of the Versailles, as French officials explain points of interest. Parade through the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France), arriving at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France), the official residence of the French President, to meet President Vincent Auriol.
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