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Allied planes bombard France and American troops and allies invade during D-Day invasion of World War II.

Allied invasion of France during World War II. 11,000 Allied aircraft in flight as they drop bombs over strategic Nazi communication installations in France. Bombs released from American bomber aircraft and impact. Explosions occur and pillar of smoke rises. Gun camera footage as German enemy railroad areas and ships are strafed. Dramatic gun camera footage from an allied aircraft as it hits a German fighter plane in flight and the German fighter loses a wing and explodes. American paratroopers board planes in England for D-Day mission to land in France. General Brererton shakes hands with soldiers and sees them off. Another group of American soldiers board glider aircraft for the mission. British paratroopers also board gliders at an English airfield and the glider takes off.

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 2 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049349
US 3rd and 36th Infantry Division soldiers prepare to invade Southern France during World War II.

Allied troops of the 3rd and 36th Infantry Divisions prepare before the invasion of Southern France (Operation Dragoon) during World War 2. Allied ships underway in Atlantic Ocean advance to invade Southern France. Camera pans across the deck of a troop ship filled with troops. American soldiers on board look at a map of France. Soldiers issued ammunition, flares and grenades. Soldier loads cartridges into a bandolier. A soldier reads a French phrase book. American flags are sewn on to the sleeves of shirts. A man with a dog. Invasion fleet underway as sun sets in the background.

Date: 1944, August 14
Duration: 1 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049862
Frenchmen look at perfumes, Galeries Lafayette Haussmann and a man fishes from a lake in Champs-Élysées in Paris, France

People at a market in France. Frenchmen stand at a window of a perfume shop in 7 Rue Scribe, Paris. Nina Ricci perfumes such as Fille d'Eve and L'Air du Temps on display. Some handbags by Helene Dale Paris are also on display. Men and woman walk on the street near the Opera House and enter a large department store Galeries Lafayette (Galeries Lafayette Haussmann, 40 Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France). Fisherman sits on the bench and fishes from Lake of Bois De Boulogne which lies on the western edge of Paris. A sign reads 'Fishing Forbidden'. Two men on the street look at the display of perfumes. Men and woman walk on Avenue de Champs-Élysées near the Arc De Triomphe.

Date: 1956, October
Duration: 3 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021100
Officials of Avignon present the keys of the city to French Marshal Philippe Petain in France.

French Marshal Philippe Petain presented Avignon city keys in France during World War 2. The Chief of State of Vichy France Marshal Philippe Petain emerges with Avignon officials from a building. Avignon officials present the keys of the city to Petain. Avignon residents in elaborate traditional costumes during the ceremony. Officers and civilians watch the proceedings. Petain's motorcade moves through the city. Civilians gathered on either side of the streets. People on the streets and in balconies cheer and greet him. Petain waves and acknowledges the crowd from his convertible. Motorcycle escorts around the convertible. Guards control the crowd.

Date: 1942
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675021792
French refugees are fed at a German canteen in German occupied France during World War II.

A German canteen in German occupied France during World War II. French refugees are fed at the canteen in Paris. The Basilica of the Sacre Coeur (The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France). A Nazi banner for the canteen. French civilians in lines under the banner. Large milk cans on tables. Children stand in line for food. German officers supervise the food distribution. Children collect food. Volunteers serve food to the refugees. Men, women, elderly people, and children receive food. A woman sits and eats her food. Refugees crowd around a soldier.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Spanish
Clip: 65675021868
German troops capture the fortress of Verdun and takeover armaments of the Maginot Line in France during World War 2

The German invasion of France during World War II. German troops capture the huge fortress of Verdun during Battle of France. German infantrymen march through Verdun. Smoke due to explosions and bombardment nearby. A German Commander examines the Fort de Marre. Various views of bombed works on the Maginot Line, including ouvrages, casemates, shelters, observatories, blockhouses, and armored cloches. German officers and soldiers stand beside a gun fortificaiton and discuss war strategy. German tanks and personnel carriers advance quickly on a road.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021925