Convoy of Allied Forces 'Red Ball Express' in Saint-Lo, France. Truck convoy moves along a road. The trucks move in a line. Convoy moves past damaged streets. Ruined buildings along the street. Rubble lies on the street. (World War II period).
An aircraft crash in East of Le Mans, France. Men in uniform with guns rush to the area of the aircraft crash. A plane area with trees around. The parts of the aircraft in fire. Smoke rises from the fire at several places. Water sprayed to extinguish the fire. Several men look on. The half clad body of a man on the ground with blood. A soldier attends to the man. The soldier lays his ear to the chest of the man. Several soldiers and men stand around and watch. (World War II period).
General Charles De Gaulle in Cherbourg, France. Woman wait with flowers to greet General Charles De Gaulle. An officer and a few others beside the woman. A huge crowd waits in front of a building. General Charles De Gaulle on the balcony of a building with letters 'Hotel De Ville' on it. Flags hoisted on the balcony. A man gets up on the railing and holds a flag. Officers salute and men, women and children watch the General from the road. Several buildings in view. The General speaks to the crowd from the balcony. Two officers beside him. Children watch the General. Officers clap their hands. The crowd looks on behind them. Officers salute the General as he comes out of the building. A huge crowd watches as General De Gaulle comes out of the building with other officers. The General meets the men, women and children and talk to them. General De Gaulle and the officers amidst the crowd.
The civilians greet General Charles De Gaulle in Cherbourg, France. A crowd in front of a building. Three flags on the balcony of the building. Man on the balcony. Men, women and children wait outside the building looking at the balcony. A few men and two children walks on the path in front of a building. A crowd on the side of the road. General Charles De Gaulle with other officers arrive. The crowd greets the General. The street filled with people. Buildings in view. The General stands on the balcony of the building with other officers. The building has the letters 'Hotel De Ville' on it. Flags hoisted on the balcony. A U.S. flag, a French flag and another flag. General De Gaulle comes out of the building with the officers. The General amidst the crowd. The General talks to a child in a woman's arms. Several men and women in the crowd. An officer in uniform in the crowd. General De Gaulle with officers and the people. People crowded at the entrance of the building.
A harbor in Cherbourg, France. A vessel in the water. A harbor dock in view. A U.S. Coast Guard Cutter anchored to the dock. Men in harbor. Two cranes in position just off the docks beside a capsized ship. Cherbourg harbor buildings in view in the background. Boats in the water. Men at work in the harbor. Two children watching a Patrol Torpedo boat at the dock.
A harbor in Cherbourg, France. A Coast Guard cutter anchored to the dock. A few pieces of equipment in the harbor. Fueling pipes arrayed across the docks to the ship. Other equipment on the dock. Men adjust and align the fueling pipes of the tanker with the pipes on vessel. A board that reads "Positively no tampering with pol equipment" is seen. Long length of fueling pipes. Two men at work. A man turns a valve. A man bathing on the ship's deck under a shower head. Men on the Coast Guard cutter. Small vessels in water. Buildings on the other shore in view. U.S. soldiers working on a cement mixer on shore along with German military prisoners of war. The U.S. soldiers offer cigarettes to the German prisoners and they smoke cigarettes.
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