The ceremonies at the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in the honor of the British soldiers in Thiepval, France. Exterior of a building. People and officials gather at the Cenotaph. Soldiers walk as they hold flags. An officer addresses the people. Soldiers lower the flags.
French soldiers training in Artois, France, shortly before World War I. French artillerymen wearing gas masks, are seen inside a bunker. One loads a powder charge into a Cannon de 75 modèle 1897 field gun (So-called French 75). Slate states (in Swedish): Calculating the distance to an airship or airplane is often a very tricky task. View of French soldier, in a field, looking through a telescope, and another, nearby, looking through binoculars. The latter raises a large horn (or megaphone) and sounds it. Camera pans to two soldiers using a range finder. Closeup of aiming adjustments on a French 75 field gun. Next, gun crewmen remove shells from a protected storage caisson, buried in the side of a deep trench and other gunners load a nearby gun. Slate states that Automobile cannons constitute a very practical and effective weapon in the battle against airships. An artillery piece is shown mounted on a vehicle chassis, being maneuvered by gunners. A brief glimpse of mirror specially designed to signal to aviators.
A convoy of army trucks with French and United States soldiers on the streets in Paris, France after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. A French crowd welcomes the soldiers. German snipers open fire at the convoy. People run for shelter and GI 's and French soldiers open fire. French grenadiers direct people to shelter. Armed men enter a tower with rifles in hand.
French General Charles De Gaulle in Paris, France after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. General De Gaulle and an aide approach the Eternal Light and place a wreath next to it. The Arc de Triomphe in the background. The General speaks to the crowd. People on the streets cheer. The crowd gathered at Champs Elysees with a Piper Cub airplane flying overhead. People hold banners that read 'Liberation'.
French General Charles De Gaulle's procession on the streets of Paris, France after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. A huge crowd cheers as the procession moves ahead. People hold banners that read 'Liberation' in hands. The procession moves along in the front of Notre Dame Cathedral. General Charles De Gaulle walks with other officials on the Champs Elysees. A Piper Cub airplane flies overhead. People on street with the Pantheon in the background.
French General Charles De Gaulle marches on the streets in Paris, France after the Liberation of Paris during World War II . A huge crowd cheers as the procession moves ahead. People watch the procession from the balconies of their houses. French and United States soldiers drive past in army vehicles. The crowd waves at them. German snipers open fire from a building near by. People on the street run for shelter. They hide behind cars. French soldiers try to put the situation under control by directing the crowd.
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