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United States 1st Army rolls into St. Quentin, France and crosses over to Belgium, in World War II

U.S. 1st Army troops pass an abandoned German pill box near Cambrai, on their way to the Belgian border, during World War 2. U.S. tanks advancing along road to Saint-Quentin on September 1, 1944.Road sign points toward St. Quentin. Some French civilians watch as troops ride into the city aboard military vehicles. American flag is seen at window of a building.September 2nd, lead elements of the 1st Army pass road sign marking boundary between France and Belgium. A road sign on ground at the old formal border reads "Douane Belge." American tanks speed across Belgian fields in pursuit of retreating German soldiers.US units firing tank guns and machine guns at German positions.Smoke rising.Destroyed and burning German artillery, tanks, halftracks, and other vehicles and equipment along side of road.Destroyed civilian automobile and wagons. American troops entering town where Belgian flags fly. German Army Captain, accompanied by U.S. troops, urges his soldiers to surrender.He steps over wire fencing into a field where German soldier are coming forward. View of numerous German prisoners of war being held in a meadow.

Location: Saint Quentin France
Date: 1944, September
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037772
U.S. 9th Air Force B-26 aircraft drop bombs on marshaling yards in Normandy, France during World War II.

U.S. 9th Air Force air attacks against France during World War II. Aerial views of the 9th Air Force aircraft in flight on June 7, 1944. A convoy of Allied ships underway in the English Channel. Landing crafts circle around the ships. Aircraft attacks German gun emplacements and smoke rises as bombs hit the targets. Saint Lo being bombarded. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders bombard marshaling yards. Billows of smoke rises due to bombing. Bombs drop and impact results in smoke and fire.

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, June 7
Duration: 3 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077902
United States troops enter Notre-Dame-de-Cenilly, frisk captured German prisoners (WW2)

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.

Location: Normandy France
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079416
Rouen Cathedral Bombing in Rouen, France (WW2)

Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen Pl. de la Cathédrale, 76000 Rouen, France) in Rouen France bombed heavily by British bombers taking several direct hits that narrowly missed destroying key pillars. German troops putting off fires from the smoky ruins using water hoses. The 151m tall central spire is easily visible. Shows three men passing by the smoking debris. April 1944. (World War II period).

Location: Rouen Normandy France
Date: 1944, April
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675028700
Allied liberation of Reims, France (WW2)

Armed French Resistance fighters pose near roadside sign at entrance to city of Reims, France, on August 30, 1944. American soldiers converse with French priests and Resistance fighters. Residents gather at the Royal Square by the statue of Louis XV. The towers of Notre Dame de Reims Cathedral (Pl. du Cardinal Luçon, 51100 Reims, France) can be seen behind. An American soldier can be seen. A brief ceremony ensues in which French Resistance fighters appear to take responsibility for reoccupation of the city. They then proceed through the city on a truck with loudspeakers, making announcements. U.S. soldiers mingle with residents of the city. (World War II period)

Location: Reims France
Date: 1944, August
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055076
German troops reinforce defenses in Southern France after Allied 1944 invasion of Normandy in World War II

Film opens with map of western coast and towns in France. Camouflaged trucks filled with German infantry drive along rural French road in World War 2. Closeup of smiling soldiers in one truck. A makeshift sign reads (in German) "One-way street to the front." A soldier passes out newspapers to other soldiers riding bicycles. Closeup of a soldier reading the newspaper. Closeup of the paper has headline reading (in German) "Eisenhower has not surprised us." Troops on bicycles ride through a village. Large wooden sign warns (in German) that the enemy understands things you might say about military activities. Camouflaged vehicles drive along a road, passing overturned civilian vehicles at the sides of the road. View from rear of German soldier on motorcycle, with foliage on his helmet, looking skyward for aircraft. Formations of Allied aircraft are seen overhead, and German troops seek protection in ditches at side of the road. Scene shifts to German troops firing anti-aircraft guns at the planes. Black flak clouds are seen near the Allied airplanes. A lone B-17 bomber is seen overhead. Next, burning wreckage of an aircraft is seen strewn across a field. No markings are visible on the wreckage. A sign identifies the town of Avranches in Southern France. German infantry enter the war-torn town on civilian cars and other vehicles of opportunity and motorcycles. A German half track personnel carrier tows an artillery field piece.

Location: France
Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078950
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