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Troop ship USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176) transports soldiers back home from Europe right after World War II

The troopship USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176) is seen being guided by tugboats as she makes her way to the pier, while carrying U.S. troops back home from Europe at end of World War 2. View of the upper deck jammed with soldiers, waving happily. A large banner is displayed showing Division patch of the Tenth Armored "Tiger" Division and the key places they operated in Germany as the first im General Patton's Third Army in Germany, during the war. More views of soldiers waving. Many stand in the ship's lifeboats. Troops carrying their gear in dufflebags as they disembark from the ship. Friends and relatives standing behind a fence waiting to greet the returning soldiers.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071107
Soldiers returning home from Europe after World War II, disembark from the troopship, USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176)

Several U.S. Army officers pose, upon arriving home from Europe on the troopship, USS General J. C. Breckinridge (AP-176). Several uniformed women officers descend the gangplank from the ship, followed by soldiers carrying their personal gear in dufflebags. To the side of the gangway, a banner for the 10th Armored Division is partially seen. The troops disembark single file. View towards the ship superstructure shows it filled with those waiting to leave. A soldier with a roster stands at the top of the gangway, checking off names of soldiers as they pass.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071108
Lord Mountbatten arrives and being greeted by naval officers at NAS in Anacostia, Washington D.C.

Arrival of Lord Mountbatten at Naval Air Station (NAS) at Anacostia, Washington D.C. A color bearer; Navy honor guard and color guard in the background prior to arrival of the Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff of Great Britain. Lord Mountbatten walks down the ramp and passes through the side boys. He is followed by Royal Navy Naval Assistant Captain L. D. Empson. U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke greets Lord Mountbatten. Lord Mountbatten stands next to an aircraft. He salutes during a 17 gun salute. Admiral Burke; Admiral Sir Michael Denny, United Kingdom Representative to NATO, Military Committee in Permanent Session, Member NATO Standing Group; Vice Admiral Jeffrey Thistleton Smith, RN, Admiral British Joint Services Mission; and Commodore D. G. Goodwin, RN Naval Attache, stand in ranks at attention. Lord Mountbatten inspects Marine honor guard. He and Rear Admiral H. D. Baker, USN, Commandant, PRNC, walk back to receiving line. Admiral Burke and Lord Mountbatten converse. Long line of flag bearers stand behind Marine honor guard. Color guard marches past aircraft.

Date: 1958, October 16
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071128
Lord Mountabatten receives welcome and being greeted by naval officers at NAS in Anacostia, Washington D.C.

Arrival of Lord Mountbatten at Naval Air Station (NAS) at Anacostia, Washington D.C. Navy band on the field prior to the arrival of the Earl. Color guard (Marine) at attention. Naval honor guard at attention. British sedan parked on the edge of field. British MP stands. Plane director motions the plane to parking area. R4Y taxis to parking area. U.S. Navy Admiral Arleigh A. Burke, Rear Admiral Baker, stand by waiting for disembarkation of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, The First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff of Great Britain, Lord Mountbatten and party. Ramp of plane being lowered. Lord Mountbatten leaves the ramp, stops momentarily by the side boys. He is greeted by Adm. Burke. He goes through the receiving line. Admiral Burke and two British Officers stand at attention during rendering of honors. Marine honor guard in front of operations at NAS. Naval honor guards. Lord Mountbatten speaks to Admiral Burke. He gets into the sedan. Admiral Burke and Rear Admiral Baker walk. Admiral Burke gets into a sedan. Personnel on top of operations platform looking on. Four star Admiral's flag. Long line of Naval personnel holding state flags.

Date: 1958, October 16
Duration: 3 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071129
Allied troops amidst crowds of civilians near the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral in Paris, France.

Several days after the liberation of Paris in World War II. Several M3 (M3A1) Stuart Light tanks parked at the side of road. Parisians stroll near the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral (Parvis Notre-Dame – Place Jean-Paul-II, Paris). Nurses and medics in white garb and U.S. soldiers in a Jeep in front of the cathedral. Armed French civilians drive German soldiers away in and open truck. A crowd of civilians milling about in front of the cathedral. A white Red Cross ambulance van passes through the crowd. American troops on military vehicle, in midst of crowd.

Date: 1944, August 23
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071134
French refugees move along a road with their belongings and children in France during World War II.

Activities of Free French Forces in France during World War II. The French flag at mast. French soldiers look through binoculars. French refugees move along a road in France. The refugees move with their belongings and children. Free French units move barricades to let them pass. A family enters a house. A woman places pieces of wood in the fireplace. The woman and a girl drink. U.S. Troops fire mortars and artillery during advance toward the Siegfried line.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071142