The Aisne-Marne Operation in France during World War 1. U.S. 111th Infantry returns to Coulonges. A damaged truck parked near a dwelling in the village. Five American soldiers walk past it, followed by a small dog. Two American soldiers talking to the driver of a field ambulance parked by a severely-damaged church, where about 20 other soldiers are relaxing in the church yard. Damaged trees still stand near the church. Camera focuses on the damage to the church which has section of its bell tower destroyed. Its clock is stopped just a minute after 6 O'Clock. Gravestones are seen in churchyard. Soldiers are seen standing near pews inside the church, looking at its interior. Roof beams have fallen and rubble is piled outside. A chandelier still hangs from the center of an archway. Soldiers clamber over the rubble at the rear of the church. A lone soldier walking along a rubble-filled street near damaged buildings. Change of scene shows field ambulances parked amongst trees lining a grand boulevard. An American soldier cranks the nearest one to start it and climbs aboard. Two soldiers (one with binoculars) standing by damaged buildings, looking over the scene. Complete change of scene to the Chateau Chenye, headquarters of French 3rd Army Corps, apparently unscathed. French officers rush to greet another senior officer who steps from an automobile at the chateau. A gathering of French officers posing on steps of the chateau. (Several American officers are also present.) Closeup of General L. Lebrun, Commander of the French 3rd Army corps.
Military remnants on Utah beach in France during the 30th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Houses on the Utah beach. An old German fortification along the Atlantic Wall. Artillery remnants on the beach. A barrel of an artillery. Debris on the beach.
A Rugby match in France at the end of World War 2 in Europe. Opens as players come out of a huddle and kick off. Play proceeds. Closeup of Allied military officers in front row seats of a huge stadium filled with spectators. Commercial advertisements are posted in French all along the stadium roof facia. Views alternating between play on the field and spectators cheering in the stands. Complete change U.S. soldiers playing and American football game. closeup of a player, wearing shoulder pads, helping a teammate with his jersey. Another player wearing a protective helmet. View of the football players starting the game with a kickoff. The stadium appears to have mostly U.S. military spectators (although some French civilians are seen standing in the stands at end of the film). Glimpse of an American woman in military uniform cheering in the stands. Views of the game in progress. Near the end, one of the players kicks a field goal.
A political meeting in France during World War II. A sign outside a building reads 'Parti Socialiste SFIO'. A French Socialist Party official addresses a gathering during the political meeting. Several broadcast microphones are present. Another official addresses the gathering. People at desks.
Many commercial barges tied up next to one another along banks of a river blocked by a destroyed bridge in France during World War 2. Numerous tug boats also tied up along the river bank. View from one bank of the remains of the bridge completely blocking river traffic. A man rows a small boat from the near shore. Camera pans over the wreckage. Next workers are seen repairing the bridge. Water flows rapidly through an open section of new substructure. A barge loaded with men and steam driven equipment is on the up-river side of the bridge. Black smoke issues from burning coal or oil powering the barge. A single new walkway spans above the bridge opening. Next is a closeup of the work barge with steam rising from it. A different section of the bridge structure is seen next, with a gang of workmen on new bridge decking and others working from below on a barge. Closeup of workers installing the bridge decking. One is cutting excess length of a board, with a hand saw. Several men looking over the edge of the bridge deck at water flowing through spillways underneath it. Closeup of a diver in complete diving gear, including a metal helmet, working at the base of the bridge. Man climbing a ladder from a steel section of bridge. Worker using an Oxy-Acetylene Cutting Torch to remove a damaged section of steel. Tugboats plying the river. Local citizens watching the tugboats from atop a downstream bridge. as boat traffic resumes with the upstream bridge repaired. Closeup of tugboat passing under the bridge. Glimpse of tugboat under a graceful undamaged bridge. Closeup of a bulk carrier powered barge passing a bridge filled with spectators. A clamshell bucket grabbing material from the barge and raising it to load it somewhere.
The Free French troops being decorated in France during World War II. A building. French General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle gets off a car. People at desks in a hall. The General decorates the Free French troops.
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