Coldstream and Welsh Guards move during Battle of Arras in World War I in France. A band followed by gunmen moves. Soldiers carry guns on their shoulders. Two priests stand amidst a circle of soldiers. Soldiers attend religious service on the eve of battle.
American troops waving their hats, hands and a flag in celebration of the Armistice ending hostilities. American troops escort smiling prisoners.Crowds celebrate in a public square. American soldiers celebrate while riding on an army truck through crowds. Soldiers kiss some girls. Crowds celebrate in New York City. A coffin for War is inscribed with statements saying: "Died November 11, 1918" and "Remember the Lustania" and "Gimbel Brothers". Celebrating people ride on the roofs of cars. One carries a chained effigy of German Kaiser that men hit with clubs. General Pershing, accompanied by officials, salutes the crowd and enters an open car that proceeds in a motorcade during "ticker tape" parade in New York City. General Pershing, on horseback, leads troops in victory parade. President Woodrow Wilson is seen aboard the ship SS George Washington during his December 1919 voyage to France to participate in the Paris Peace Conference leading to the Treaty of Versailles. "Vive Wilson" is spelled out in light bulbs on sign above Paris street during parade in Paris honoring Woodrow Wilson. Parisians celebrate with parade through the Arc de Triomphe on 16 December, 1918.
A carton depicting Karl Von Bulow captured by Joseph Joffre after the First Battle of Marne during World War I in France. Picture of Joseph Joffre, French Marshal formed from letters 'Joffre' in an animation. Two soldiers hold captured Karl Von Bulow of Germany and the French Marshal points towards him in the animation. Cartoon depicts French victory in The First Battle of Marne during World War I.
General Patton standing in jeep driving through France, during World War 2. Soldier at side of road salutes. Two pet dogs riding on U.S. military vehicle. U.S. infantry hiking along roadsides. German prisoner with arm in sling escorted by U.S. soldier carrying rifle with fixed bayonet. U.S. infantry taking a break. Destroyed bridge in background. U.S. infantry marching down Champs Elysee with Arc de Triomphe in background, being cheered by enthusiastic French crowds. American honor guard walking along street. (But all spectators looking in opposite direction.) U.S. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley with French General Charles de Gaulle and French officials, saluting. American infantry again on the move in the countryside.
Allied Operation Dragoon during World War 2. Invasion convoy of ships heading to French coast, on August 15, 1944. Three divisions of the United States 7th Army make amphibious landing on the coast, and proceed rapidly into interior of France. U.S. Sherman tanks entering the French city of Lyon on September 3, 1944. Local newspaper headline about the city's liberation . Infantry of the 7th Army moving through destroyed French towns. U.S. infantry and armor (Sherman tanks) fire at German positions in a French village.
German soldiers surrendering to U.S. Army soldiers in France, during World War 2. Destroyed and burning German army vehicles. German prisoners of war being marched, by U.S. guards, past a fallen German soldier at the side of the road. Aerial view of some of 20 thousand German prisoners of war, contained inside an outdoor area. Rows of captured German military vehicles in a field. U.S. troops passing through a town in Belgium, greeted by cheering local crowd. USO show (including Bing Crosby) with singers entertaining U.S. troops during leisure time.
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