U.S. 6th Field Artillery troops in a column of horse-drawn wagons entering Menil La Tour, France, during World War I. Troops wash mud from their boots and themselves in a small canal along a road. A soldier eats bread and drinks from a cup. Another soldier feeds a horse with hay.
U.S. Army 7th Field Artillery troops of World War 1 in trenches near Beaumont, France. Soldiers walks wade through water in a trench and along a wood lined walk. They weave trench reinforcing latticework. An American soldier uses a periscope to view enemy lines. View of French 75 field piece in a camouflaged position. Two soldiers stand outside and hold their ears as the field artillery piece is fired.
Communist demonstrations in Paris, France. Demonstrators carry posters as they march in the streets of Paris. A sign in front of the librairie generale (general library) reads, 'Union des Syndicats Ouvriers de la RP' (Union Coalition Workers of the RP). A large crowd gathers in a square. People in large number gather to hold the marchers back as people in costumes perform in the center of the street.
French General Charles Andre Joseph Marie De Gaulle speaks and people gather around him after the speech in Paris, France. Officials in a conference hall. A man in a black suit walks out of a building. A crowd gathers outside the building. Some are beaten with clubs by police. Officials at a platform address the crowd gathered. The crowd cheers and waves hands. General Charles De Gaulle walks with officials. The French flag flies at the podium. General de Gaulle addresses the assembled.
French communist party leader Maurice Thorez addresses a crowd in Paris, France. French communists march along streets with banners. Thorez and some communist leaders walk along the streets. A large crowd marches in a procession with the communist leaders. Maurice Thorez addresses the assembled crowd. Sign seen in crowd reads, 'Vive Le PCF', translated as 'Long live the PCF' PCF stands for the Parti communiste français, or French Communist Party. Very short shot of the ruins of a train accident are seen at the end of the clip, possibly the aftermath of the collision between the Paris-Nancy Express and the Paris-Strasbourg fast train.
Invasion of Pontaubault, France during World War II. Infantry troops advance along a road towards Pontaubault. Abandoned German horse-drawn equipment on the roadside. Soldiers enter the city of St. James. Men marching along a road. Military men advance forward in trucks. Soldiers rest and smoke in Pontaubault. The soldiers march out of the city. They cut barbed wire obstacles in streets. Troops advance along a road in cars and trucks. Men paste posters on a wall. French civilians read proclamation posters pasted in a town square. A soldier plays piano in a house. Two women and a child cheer.
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