The damage at Toulon Harbor after the Allied attack on France during World War II. A map of France. Toulon Harbor after Allied bombings. A field gun at the harbor. Damaged buildings at a torpedo plant. Men inspect the plant. Sea Fort on the top of a mountain. A close up of the fort. A wrecked 88 mm gun. Men inspect the gun. Fort De La Croix Faron built in 1873. A jeep drives across a bridge. French coastal guns set up at strategic points near the fort. A wrecked naval gun. A soldier stands in front of the gun. A soldier looks at guns.
Princess Helene d´Orleans (daughter of Prince Henri d'Orleans, Comte de Paris and Princess Isabel de Orleans and Braganca) marries Comte Evrard De Limburg Stirum of Belgium in France. Opening scene from rear inside the Royal Chapel of Dreux (Chapelle royale de Dreux, 2 Square d'Aumale, 28100 Dreux, France) shows pews filled with family and guests. Next, a closeup of the bride and groom at the altar as the groom places a wedding ring on the bride's finger. Princess Helene is seen wearing a Dior wedding gown and the Mellerio Sapphire Tiara owned by her mother, the Countess of Paris. Catholic bishop blesses them making the sign of the cross. The newlyweds walk down the Chapel aisle, past well-wishers. Among the first to follow them down the aisle is Queen Frederica of Greece. View from behind, as the couple begin to descend the chapel steps, and leave. The area ahead of them is crowded with spectators.
The history of aviation. Aircraft parked on an airfield in France. Wilbur Wright adjusts a transporting wheel on the airplane. He places the wheel beneath a wing and attaches it by the means of a strap. A horse and two wheel cart to which the rope is attached, pulls the Wright aircraft across the airfield. Two men pull the propellers through on the Wright aircraft. Wilbur Wright in the background making adjustments upon the aircraft motor. Men check the launching rail. The aircraft is moved into position on the launching rail. Men pull weight up to the top of a launching tower. Wright aircraft demonstration in France in 1908. Spectators attend the demonstration. They include military and civilian men and women.
Aviation activities in France during World War I. A group of six officers examines a photograph. The officers include American officers Lieutenant J. P. Harmon, Lt. John S. Beekley and Lt. R. T. Maddock and Frenchman Captain DeSaint Cerau. Several buildings in the background. American Expeditionary Force Chief Intelligence Officer Major A. L. James talks with Squadron Commander of the 3rd Pursuit Flight Maj. William Thaw. The officers seated at a table in a sidewalk cafe. A large group of soldiers inspects a crashed French aircraft near Nixeville in Meuse, France. French ground crewmen work on a crash-landed Spad 11.
American troops arrive in France during World War I. United States (Yank) troops on trains as they wave. Troop ship convoy underway at sea. Smoke rises from a chimney. Ships land in France. Troops disembark from the ships. Large gathering of troops. American troops march with rifles. One soldiers holds U.S. flag in march. American soldiers being greeted by John Joseph Pershing, General of the U.S. Armies.
Allied troops advance in France during World War I. Two generals talk to each other. Allied troops march with a U.S. flag. Soldiers stand at attention and salute. U.S. General John J. Pershing and another officer review troops. Night Combat: Allied soldiers fire artillery. Map of France. LInes of weary German soldiers marching in formation. Explosion rises. Soldiers fire from trenches. Smoke rises. Soldiers move into action. One soldier moves out from a fox hole. Tanks firing during battle. Dead soldier lying on ground..
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