Troops disembark ship in France during World War I. Ship underway at sea. It arrives at harbor. Troops disembark ship. They hold their belongings. The embattled veterans of France and Britain form honor escort to the comrades and march off to war
Civilians and refugees flee bombing in France during World War II Battle of France. Buildings set on fire due to bombardment by Nazi German aircraft. Heavy columns of smoke rises up from the fire in homes and buildings. Dead body of a woman on a litter on a street. Rubble of a church destroyed by bombing. Belgian refugees walk along a road with their personal belongings on carts, and take covera as they are subject to bombing and strafing from the air. Damaged buildings in the area. French soldiers and French police officers walking in busy city area and questioning civilians on street and in cafe, asking to see their papers, and trying to find and root out an "5th column" elements or those working for the enemy. Motorcycle police pull over a car and demand papers from the driver.
British soldiers hide among bushes as Germans launch a counter attack in the distance, at La Boiselle, France, during World War 1. The German attack commences with artillery barrage raising smoke from exploding shells across the horizon in the distance. Four weary British soldiers walk towards the rear carrying a wounded comrade on stretcher. They place the stretcher on the ground to take a momentary rest.
The damaged village of Maricourt in France during World War I. Rubble in front of a ruined building. Men inspect the damage. Abandoned artillery and an unexploded Zeppelin bomb.
War correspondents in France after the Allied Invasion in World War 2. War correspondents swim and bathe in a French river. Correspondents including Ralph Moss, Huey Broderick, Joe Priestly and actor Edward G Robinson standing by the riverside and smoking cigars. The correspondents outside a large, stone, Normandy Barn where actors and actresses put up shows to entertain troops. A banner at the entrance reads: 'Normandy World Premier'. Robinson talks and acts for the camera.
French guards and German prisoners of war in France during World War II. A French soldier mans a machine gun at his post in a prison camp. German prisoners move in a line in the enclosure. A French soldier paints on prison uniforms. German prisoners of war (POWs) including officers collect the prison uniform coats and put them on.
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