French trucks and tanks on road in France, during Battle of France. Trees in background. French soldiers loaded on jeep and tanks. Guns in view. French soldiers rest in the countryside. German prisoners of war behind wire fencing. A French officer sits at a table. The German prisoners questioned by a French officer. Other French soldiers stand in background. (World War II period).
Annual Maritime Marathon across the English Channel in France. Contestants prepare for the competition at the seashore. A man vigorously massages a swimmer. Contestants swim from Cape Griz-Nez, France. People on boats watch the contestants swimming. American swimmer Greta Anderson wins 7th place. The winner, Argentinian television salesman Alfredo Camarero, with the British Newspaper’s trophy in Folkestone, England.
Final load test of Europe's longest bridge in France. The final load test of Europe's longest bridge and France's first toll bridge. A long lines of heavily laden trucks and tankers crawl across the bridge under the guidance of engineers.
An open auction in France. View of the mansion owned by politician Pierre Laval in World War II. Earlier footage of Pierre Laval descending exterior stairs of the mansion. Sign reads “Imprimeries Mont-Louis”. Pierre Laval in his office walking toward a desk and being seated behind the desk. French newspaper announcing the auction of Laval's assets. People in attendance at the auction of the estate and belongings of France's traitor Pierre Laval. A painting is shown at the auction.
German newsreel opens with a map of France. French peasants drive their cattle to a safer place from Normandy after the Allied invasion of the area. German Mechanized Forces and German armor move forward to combat the Allied invasion as they pass amidst a herd of cattle. Allied airplanes bomb a French city as smoke rises due to bombing. People dig through debris and remove dead bodies. French civilians leave the city. Damaged buildings in the city. Women move away with their belongings. American prisoners march in Paris as French civilians kick and strike the U.S. soldier prisoners of war following the Allied bombings in France. Narrator explains the belief that it is clever film cutting propaganda and that this kind of reaction by the French was rare.
The German invasion of France during World War II. A map of France. Nazi fighter aircraft take off and in flight to strike Allied supply lines. The aircraft in flight as they fire at Allied positions. A bomb drops and impacts. A German soldier looks through binoculars. Camouflaged German tanks advance on a field. Bombs explode and smoke rises. German soldiers fire artillery and guns. Wrecked American tanks. Soldiers fight against the Allies in a town.
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