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U.S. Army soldiers stand in front of a house in Saint Mere Eglise, France and enjoy coffee from a French civilian woman.

Soldiers of U.S. Army 1st battalion, 8th infantry regiment, 4th division in the days after invasion of France. The U.S. Army soldiers stand in front of a house in Saint Mere Eglise, France. A French woman pours coffee into canteen cups held by soldiers. Soldiers drink coffee and several smile and enjoy the coffee. They talk amongst themselves. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, June 10
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027668
French woman gives chocolates to Free French soldiers in Lucé-sous-Ballon France (WW2)

Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Lucé-sous-Ballon France during World War 2. Road sign reads “D. 123 Lucé sous Ballon”. French soldiers converge outside a shop at 7 Rue Louis Louaze 72290 Lucé-sous-Ballon, at the intersection of D123 and Le Grand Champ du Sablon. Sign on the wall of the shop says “Chocolat Menier”. A motorcycle is parked outside the shop. A French woman holding a “Cross of Lorraine” (symbol of Free France and French resistance against Nazi Germany) distributes chocolates from her basket. French woman smiling. Two soldiers kiss the French woman’s cheeks. French soldiers, vehicles and locals crowd outside the café. Two French Red Cross soldiers in an armored vehicle receive a bucket of water. Convoy of Free French soldiers continues down Le Grand Champ du Sablon as they leave Lucé-sous-Ballon

Date: 1944, August 10
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079391
U.S. soldiers assist French civilians during liberation of Isigny-sur-Mer, France, in WW2

Rubble in the streets and burning buildings in the town of Isigny-sur-Mer, France, three days after the Allied invasion of France in World War 2. U.S. Army 29th Infantry Division soldiers stand guard in the captured city and other American Army units drive through the town, past burning buildings caused by Allied bombing the day before to counter German forces in the city. Wide view of the Place Gambetta at Rue Émile Demagny, with soldiers in distance standing near a stone pedestal and monument at center of town honoring Émile Demagny. A mix of U.S. soldiers and French civilians are seen in the streets. Close up view of flames and smoke coming from a burning building that has partially collapsed into the street. A U.S. Army soldier holds the hand of an elderly French woman and escorts her past the flames and through the rubble. Wide view shows the soldier and the woman in the center of a street with rubble from destroyed buildings on both sides.

Date: 1944, June 9
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080931
Ship USS George Washington entering the Brest Harbour in France, arriving for Paris Peace Conference.

The American delegation aboard the USS George Washington arrive at the Brest Harbour in France for the Paris Peace Conference. USS George Washington entering the Brest Harbour in France. The ship is seen with its crew members. A convoy of warships seen all around USS George Washington escorting it towards the port. Closeup of the escorting battleship, USS Pennsylvania (BB-38). A sailor waving flag bearing the name of president Wilson as a gesture of welcoming him at France. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1918, December 13
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675026927
Tightrope wedding between two acrobats over La Rochelle harbour in Bordeaux, France

A tightrope wedding in La Rochelle, Bordeaux, France. Two tightrope acrobats, Roland Schmidt and Francine Pary, cross a tight rope fixed in between two ancient towers, the Chain Tower of La Rochelle (Tour de la Chaîne, 17000 La Rochelle, France) and Tour Saint-Nicolas de la Rochelle (Rue de l'Armide, 17000 La Rochelle, France), over the La Rochelle harbour. The bride climbs the stairs of a tower. A friend holds up the bride’s wedding dress. Claude Bejac, a well-known cabaret singer and deputizing for the mayor of the free community of Montmartre, climbs a fireman’s ladder. Crowds gathered to watch the couple cross a tight rope. A man helps the groom hold carry his pole. Groom walks on tight rope. The bride carefully crosses the harbor on tight rope on the other side. The bride and the groom meet in the middle of the tight rope. Bride and groom are perched on the ropes. Claude Bejac officiates the wedding of the tight rope acrobat couple. The mayor officiates the wedding while standing on a fireman’s ladder. Bride and groom getting married over the La Rochelle harbour. Harbor front of La Rochelle covered with crowds watching the tightrope wedding over the harbor. Groom puts wedding ring on bride’s finger, the newlywed couple kiss.

Date: 1959, March 3
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079815
Allied troops isolate the port city of Saint Malo in France (WW2)

Allied forces entering the port city of Saint Malo, France, during World War II. Smoke from explosions. Allied soldiers load and fire artillery. Tanks, damaged buildings, and soldiers in the streets. Soldiers fire machine guns and rifles across a street in the city. Soldiers in a building. Two soldiers take a wounded comrade to safety. A soldier attends to a wounded comrade lying on the ground. Nazi German prisoners are marched on the streets.

Date: 1944, August 10
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020668