Night view from behind a building wall. LST 282 (Landing Ship Tank) burns as a result of radio-controlled flying bomb released from German Dornier approximately 2100 hrs on D-Day of Operation Dragoon invading southern France. Location is Green Beach near Saint Raphael France. (World War II period).
The Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War 2. Improvised port facilities being erected in "Operation Mulberry." Ships carrying troops and supplies pull up to the Mulberry piers. Troops and vehicles moving on the piers toward the shore at Normandy. A severe storm tears up the mulberry port facilities. A man crawls a rope invertedly to get to a ship. War materiel moving on the Normandy beaches. A map of Normandy. View of Seaport at Cherbourg, France. Allied and German forces moving to battle over the Cherbourg port. Large formation of Allied aircraft. United States troops battling Germans in hedgerows, on the way to Cherbourg. A United States soldier uses a SCR-536 Walkie-talkie while in hedgerow. Soldier smoking a cigarette in hedgerow. French farmers collecting hay with pitchforks. United States troops being welcomed by French residents. Meeting heavy resistance at outskirts of Cherbourg, the U.S. employs batteries of field artillery. Some infantry engaged in street fighting. Nazi German General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben surrenders to the American forces in Cherbourg.
Marshal Joffre presides at a celebration in honor of Mr Edward Shearson, American philanthropist and Chairman of the American Committee of the Fatherless Children of France. Marshal Joffre is seen at a party held by the committee of Fraternite Franco-Americaine, where he was present to thank the children of America for aiding orphan children of France in World War I. Joffre stands with William Graves Sharp, American Ambassador to France, who holds a glass in hand. Joffre talks to the people in the party. Also present at the party: Captain Charles Carroll of Carrollton Maryland, from the American Red Cross; Admiral Fournier, Andre Tardieu, French High Commissioner to the United States; Louis LaFerre, French Minister of Public Instruction.
Aerials of Paris, France shortly after end of World War I. President Wilson and other American VIPs arrive at Place de la Concorde. Crowd cheering. Behind the crowd is the Rue Royale and the Church of the Madeleine (Pl. de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). On the left is the Hotel de Crillon (10 Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France). A large crowd at Concorde square. View of Obelisk and fountain. A procession of horse-drawn carriages, cars, and troops on horseback pass through road and crowd lined up on sidewalks.
Charles Lindbergh reaches Paris, France after his trans-Atlantic flight. A large crowd awaits his arrival at Paris Le Bourget Airport (Aéroport Paris-Le Bourget 93350 Le Bourget FRANCE). Men, women, and children throng the airport at night. The crowd tears through the barriers to get a glimpse of Lindbergh. Lindbergh and United States Ambassador to France Myron Herrick greet the crowd from a balcony at the Airport. The United States flag atop the United States Embassy. Lindbergh and Herrick on a balcony. Lindbergh waves to the cheering crowd below.
Landmarks in Paris, France. Traffic near the Arc De Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in Avenue Champs-Élysées. People cross the street. Woman stands at a square. Street sign points to the direction of Rue Montrosier and Rue Charles Laffitte at Neuilly-sur-Seine. Traffic police officer helps her to cross the street. A woman and a man stand at Tuileries Garden (Pl. de la Concorde, 75001 Paris, France) and another man takes their picture with a camera. Sculpture in the background.
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