German Prisoners of war in France in World War 2. They come to surrender to American forces at a junction set up tor the purpose. They arrive on all kind of vehicles, including supply trucks, command cars, fuel trucks, horse wagons and bicycles. Enemy war materiel and assets, including livestock and other supplies, are confiscated. Some prisoners are marched to locations. At one outdoor enclosure, a sign reads 'German Enlisted Men.' Documents and weapons are confiscated. A stack of rifles. German POWs stand disarmed. Prisoner discusses map of American and German positions with a U.S. Army Sergeant. Prisoners are questioned and searched. Some wounded German prisoners are carried by other German soldiers. Others are transported by Americans. A wounded prisoner lies on a stretcher. A jeep with Red Cross flag carries wounded. Group of German prisoners of war eating a hot meal. Others eating regular U.S. rations.
U.S. 5th and 6th Marine Regiment depart for rest camps in France during World War I. U.S. Marines leave the trenches at Montreuil and depart for the rest camps. Trucks and cars loaded with U.S. Marines. The troops on a road. Marine officers including Captain K.E. Rockey, Major T. Holcomb and Lt. C.B. Cates pose. Trucks loaded with U.S. troops.
France under Nazi rule during World War II. A French delegation visits young Frenchmen working in a German ammunition factory. The delegation arrives. They discuss a document and then enter the ammunition factory.
Major Phillipe who flew from Villacoubay to Eastchurch, England in three stops. De Moulinet who flew 1450 kilometers. Pegoud, pilot for the Bleriot firm, shown making flight tests with arresting gear. Scenes of first live parachute jump over France made by Adolphe Pegoud. Aerial maneuvers piloted by Pegoud in 1913. Views of jubilant crowd who watched the flight and race to meet Pegoud after landing, then carry him on shoulders and celebrate.
Breguet 14 A.2 bomber flies over a target area, shortly after end of World War 1. 75mm bombs explode on the ground. Buildings and hangers at Aerial Bombing School Cazaux, Gironde, France.
Marshall Philippe Petain reviews the 410th Regiment of French Army, upon return to its base, for brief rest, during World War 1, in France. He ties a unit citation flag to a staff. He kisses a soldier. He talks to a lady standing besides him. The lady bows. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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