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American Expeditionary Forces reviewed by Wilson and Pershing; U.S. troops return home; Franklin Roosevelt meets French officials after WW1

Intertitle saying “1919”. United States President Woodrow Wilson reviews troops alongside General Pershing at Pershing's headquarters in Chaumont, France. American Expeditionary Forces, wearing “doughboy” helmets, march with American flag. Assistant Secretary Franklin Delano Roosevelt with French army officials in France. American Expeditionary Forces climb stairs. American Expeditionary Forces smiling as they assemble to return home to the United States after World War I armistice. Franklin Roosevelt speaks to French officials. Crowds celebrate the return of the American Expeditionary Forces from Europe at the Victory Arch in Madison Square Park in New York City. American Expeditionary Forces, who fought in Europe during World War I, parade with their bayonets at the Victory Arch in Madison Square Park New York City.

Date: 1919, March 25
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079074
Canadian forces successfully captures Caen, celebrate with flag ceremony (WW2)

Anglo-Canadian soldiers holding the city sign saying “CAEN” after a successful capture from German forces in World War 2. Debris from houses damaged from bombings. Caen almost completely wrecked. Bulldozer clears out debris in the city center. The Abbey of Saint-Étienne, also known as Abbaye aux Hommes ("Men's Abbey"), is seen from the background. A Nazi propaganda poster written in French, depicting British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a vulnerable woman. “Aurai-je assez” (“Will I have more”) is written on the poster. Debris and a road sign showing the direction to “Paris Rouen Le Mans Laval” in front of a pharmacy. Anglo-Canadian soldiers perform a mop-up operation near the pharmacy. French locals gathered to raise the flag of Free France (France Libre et les Forces françaises libres) in front of the Lycée Malherbe (building is now the Caen City Council 9 Place Mgr. des Hameaux).

Date: 1944, July 9
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079312
German troops hoist the Nazi swastika flag on top of the Versailles Palace and the Eiffel Tower (WW2)

Thick cloud of smoke above burning oil tanks near Paris during World War 2. A burning oil tank. German troops on horseback and carts cross a bridge near Paris. German military vehicles are parked outside the Palace of Versailles. View of the gate of Versailles. German troops raise the swastika flag over the Palace of Versailles. Façade of the Versailles palace, with the words inscribed “A toutes les gloires de la France” (“To all the glories of France” in English). A German observation plane lands in Paris. German soldiers surround the observation plane (likely a Fieseler Fi 156 Storch) in Paris. View of Paris. German troops climb the Eiffel Tower. Triumphant German troops hoist the Nazi swastika flag on top of the Eiffel Tower. German soldier laughing. The Nazi swastika flag flying on top of the Eiffel Tower.

Date: 1940, June 14
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079328
Free French military vehicles and ambulance passing through destroyed buildings in Périers (WW2)

Red Cross ambulances passing through Périers, France during World War 2. Free France Red Cross ambulances driving in a street with buildings destroyed from bombing. French men and women watch the passing Free French M3 half-tracks, ambulances, trucks. Buildings in Périers are almost complete ruins. French civilians cheer and welcome the arrival of French troops in Périers. French soldiers wave back at cheering civilians. M3 half-tracks are named “18 Juin 40”, “14 Juillet”.

Date: 1944, August 5
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079377
Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank fires machine gun, POWs captured (WW2)

Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank on a street in Antony, France firing its machine gun during World War II. Side view of a Free France M4 Sherman tank on the street as it fires machine gun. Sherman tank advances on the street. Wall nearby reads “A. COUSTY TLPH 0105 BOIS & CHARBONS BUREAU”. Soldiers advance after the tanks move. An injured German prisoner of war holds on to two soldiers’ shoulders as the soldiers escort him. Injured man and soldiers pass by a shop “DESMARAIS FRÈRES”.

Date: 1944, August 25
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079399
Parade for Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) award ceremony to Paris after liberation (WW2)

Paris parade celebrating the awarding of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) after liberation from Nazi Germany during World War II. Parade takes place on Rue Royale, Place de la Madeleine, and other streets in Paris. French troops stand up and salute. Close view of a French soldier saluting outside the L'église de la Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). United States soldiers use cameras to record the event. French troops carrying a flag (with words) marching on Rue Royale. General Charles de Gaulle and other official stand on stage in the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). General Charles de Gaulle salutes. An M5 half-track leaves the Place de la Concorde. Two soldiers with a French tricolor flag on top of a moving Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank in Rue Royale, followed by a smaller tank. Two Free French M4 tanks side by side. Several French tricolor flags on flagpoles near crowds of civilians. French troops stand and march with flags in Place de la Concorde. Soldiers with guns marching in Place de la Concorde. A distant observation airplane flying above soldiers standing near the Seine river, with the view of the Eiffel Tower behind. General De Gaulle and important officials sitting on chairs onstage. A cavalry regiment during the parade in Rue Royale. Cheering crowds watching the parade on Rue Royale.

Date: 1945, April 2
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079405