United States 35th Division troops near Besancon, France during World War II. A convoy of United States Army vehicles passes through a village. Women collaborators with shaved heads on a street. A Frenchman cuts hair of the collaborators. Onlookers watch.
United States 36th Division troops in Besancon, France during World War II. A convoy of United States 36th Division moves on the streets of Besancon. The troops march on foot. Tanks, trucks and armored vehicles pass over a reconstructed bridge. French civilians standing at a roadside watch the movement.
United States 3rd Infantry Division troops in Besancon, France during World War II. Explosions on the streets in Besancon. Troops open a box of TNT(trinitrotoluene). They place the chemical explosive on a wooden platform. The troops clear out the debris on the street. An ambulance drives past. Bulldozers lift heavy metal. An army vehicle parked on a road. An explosion in the background.
Evacuation of Allied Troops at Dunkirk, France, during World War 2. Opening scene shows black smoke rising from beach area. Sign reads "Dunkerque". A German Henschel He 126 aircraft rolls over and dives toward Dunkirk. A formation of British Spitfire aircraft are seen, providing air cover over the beach during the Allied evacuation. They have dogfight with a German Fockwulf FW 190 fighter and engage a Heinkel He-111 bomber, and down a German Dornier Do 17 bomber. Allied antiaircraft guns firing from the beach area down a Henschel He 126 aircraft. Contrails in the air from dog fighting airplanes. Gunners fire from open cockpit airplanes. An Allied airplane is downed and crashes in an explosion. German Ju 87 (Stuka) dive bombers dive on targets. View from cockpit of one aiming for a transport ship. The plane pulls out and releases a bomb that explodes in the water next to the ship. View from distance of bombs exploding on a ship. British ships and boats of all kinds being employed to evacuate Allied forces. Soldiers being helped to board them, including some wounded on stretchers. Survivors from bombed ship make way in lifeboats. More smoke on the horizon from bombed ships. A wrecked British Spitfire on the beach. A crashed German Messerschmitt Bf 109 on the beach. A crashed German Heinkel He 111 bomber, inland. View of bomb damage in City of Dunkirk. Roadsides littered with abandoned Allied vehicles and equipment. A dead Allied soldier lying next to a truck. Abandoned antiaircraft guns and variety of military equipment left on the beach.
An anti-skid tire being tested in Paris, France. A tread tire for automobiles being demonstrated on slippery street by its inventor. Technician places tread on the tire. Demonstration of cars stopping without skidding. A motor car equipped with old style tread hits a woman injuring her during the tryout.
The Belgian track star wins 22nd running of Marathon Classic in Paris, France. Participants run during the 26.09 miles Marathon. Spectators watch the race as they stand along the road. Belgian star Gorrebeeck comes up from ninth position and wins the race. Cyclists ride besides the participants.
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