U.S. Army Pup tents set up at bivouc area in Bonvillers, France during World War 1. A soldier, stripped to the waist, examines his clothing for louses. Soldiers place clothing,to be deloused,into large steam cylinders,mounted on a truck. The operators close and secure latches on one cylinder that has been filled with clothes. Soldiers standing around wearing only their overcoats, as they wait to retrieve their clothes. The operators remove baskets of clothing from the steam cylinders, and soldiers retrieve their belongings. Soldiers in a yard, waving their steamy clothes to cool them. One soldier takes a sponge bath in a small container of water. soldier in protective clothing examines clothes laid out in the yard.Red Cross ambulances and trucks in the background. (WWI. WW1)
Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley travel by jeep through the town of Carentan to the Omaha beachhead in France. Houses and buildings line the streets. A man walks on the street. A statue at a small square in center of town. A wheel cart nearby the statue. The jeep arrives at a bluff overlooking the beachhead, where General Bradley points out places and things of interest. Secretary Hull dons a steel helmet. They drink some refreshments. Below them the U.S. Army has a contingent of soldiers bivouacked on the beachhead. (World War II period).
The capture of Curlu, France, during the Battle of the Somme, in World war 1. French artillerymen fire a battery of French 75 field pieces at German troops in the town of Curlu. Closeup of French gunners rapid firing their field piece. A shell of a house, all that remains in a section of no-mans land. French infantry quick march into the village of Curlu. View of French forces occupying the severely damaged village. Two French soldiers carry captured German machine guns over their shoulders. (WWI; WW1)
The eve of signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Large crowd gather outside the Palace of Versailles in Versailles,France. Dignitaries exit the Palace after the conference. French General surrounded by officials leaves. A large water fountain in background.
Close aerial view of a U.S. Air Force Northrop P-61 Black Widow in flight at a high altitude above Colomiers, in France. The P-61 flies above clouds. Back on the ground, standing behind their aircraft, the pilot and radar observer of a P-61 smile and pose for the camera.
Citizens celebrate the return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule in Paris, France. French and American flags atop a building. Thousands of citizens gather and celebrate on streets. French President Raymond Poincaré, French Prime Minister George Clemenceau and French Marshall Joseph Joffre accompanied with other dignitaries take their seats on the dais. President Poincaré addresses the crowd.
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