An aircraft manufacturing factory in Bouguenais, France. Interior of the factory. Men working on the production of the airplanes. French Minister of Air Guy La Chambre visits the factory and inspects the production process. He watches an airplane demonstration. An airplane in flight overhead.
U.S. officers and soldiers are awarded in Aisne, France. Brigadier General Robert M Montague, Commanding General of the Division Artillery, 83rd Division awards medals to the officers and men of the 322nd Field Artillery, 83rd Division. The General awards Silver Star to a soldier. An officer reading citations. The General pins a medal on another soldier. (World War II period).
An American Red Cross wagon in Aisne, France. American Red Cross wagon parked. Soldiers having coffee and dough nuts. Two Red Cross girls dancing with the soldiers. Other soldiers watching them. Soldiers taking cigarettes from a tray which a girl is holding. Club mobile in the background. Two soldiers dance with one another. (World War II period).
A grain warehouse catches fire in Paris, France. A nearby school and a hospital building also catch fire. Firemen working to control the fire. They throw water from fire hoses. A huge loss occurs due to the fire. A woman walking in a street.
The Ministry of Interior in France during World War II. French Minister of Interior Adrien Marquet with Deputy of Gironde, Antoine Cayrel. He stands in front of Vichy Casino where the Ministry of Interior is located. Exterior of the Ministry of Interior. Officials enter and come out of the building. (Note: Antoine Cayrel was Deputy of Gironde and High Commissioner for Refugees, in the Vichy Government, during July through August, 1940).
The Ministry of National Defense in Vichy, France during World War II. Exterior of Hotel Thermal where the Ministry of National Defense has been installed. Guards at the entrance. Vehicles carrying staff and materials to the Ministry of Finance in Paris. Labels on the cars. A sign board reads: 'Vichy'.
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