Cleaning of Quai d'Orsay Foreign Ministry Palace in Paris, France. View of the Quai d'Orsay (37 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris, France) and its interiors. Army of workmen brighten up the Palace for the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of the United Kingdom. A man uses feather duster to clean an ornate Baroque clock. Workmen scrubbing a bathtub. The workmen clean chandelier, clocks, and bathtubs.
Nazi German leader Adolf Hitler visits Paris, France with architect Albert Speer during World War II. Also joining them is architect Hermann Giessler and sculptor Arno Breker. They travel by car and on foot and visit Eglise de La Madeleine (Pl. de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). French Gendarmes salute the motorcade as it continues down the street. The motorcade circles the Arc de Triomphe. Close up of some damage to the Arc de Triomphe. Motorcade passes The Obelisque at Place de la Concorde. Hitler and Speer visit the Trocadero and view the Eiffel Tower.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France during World War II. Crowd gathered around the Arc de Triomphe for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. Aircraft in flight over Arc de Triomphe. People wave French flags. American, British, Russian, Chinese, and French flags grouped under the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Crowd march on a street. They sing and wave flags. Damaged buildings in the background. Vehicles move through the streets. French honor guards stand around tomb of World War I Unknown Soldier.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France at the end of World War II. People march through streets holding banners. Jubilant French men and women dancing on the streets to celebrate Victory in Europe (V-E) day. French civilians crowd on top of a moving military car. Damaged buildings in the background. A pamphlet and a photograph of Charles de Gaulle fastened on paper garlands. Allied flags flutter in wind at the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). People march through streets. Trees on either side of the street.
Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France at the end of World War II. View of damaged buildings along a street. Vehicles move through streets. Large crowd of civilians march past Arc de Triomphe for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. They wave flags. View of statue at the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). People running. View of lamppost. Flags flutter in wind at the Arc de Triomphe.
From a 1952 U.S. Army television program titled The Big Picture. U.S. troops in a fox hole in Korea. A U.S. tank carrying many GIs in Germany.US ski troops in Alaska. Amphibious training on beach in Puerto Rico. United States Army Sergeant James Mansfield introduces the story of United States Seventh Army in the Allied Invasion of Southern France, "Operation Dragoon." Army Colonel William Wilson Quinn seated in office, with army rifle on his desk. He refers to the "Blue Badge" which is the Army infantryman's badge. Then he introduces the story of the Seventh United States Army: On 14 August 1944 Bay of Naples is seen as an open air Marshalling area. Barrage balloons float above the area. Large landing ships sit at dock with their front loading doors open. 3rd,45th and 36th division combined into 7th United States Army. Mechanized war equipment being loaded and checked off the loading chart. 7th army soldiers march through streets. Red Cross workers distribute donuts. Soldiers board ships. Ships leave harbor to join convoy. Ships docked at the West Coast of Corsica. Officers meet for conference aboard ship. Men attend last minute details. Some pray. Animated map depicts the route of the advancement by the troops. Port Cros and Levant : French commandos landed on these islands. U.S. B-25 bombers in flight drop bombs. Fighting ships take their positions. Navigators, gunners and signal men alert. Soldiers prepare for fight. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft fly in formation. A B-24 bomber over mountains. B-25s in flight.509th Parachute Infantry Battalion being inspected at airport. Paratroopers get into aircraft. Aircraft taxis and takes off. United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain and C-54 Skymaster military transport aircraft in flight toward Southern France. Paratroopers descend to ground and advance. Gliders land. Soldiers unload and ready artillery. Aerial view of rugged terrain. Ships underway at sea. Officers look through binoculars aboard ship.
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