United States 35th Division troops near Besancon, France during World War II. A convoy of United States Army vehicles passes through a village. Women collaborators with shaved heads on a street. A Frenchman cuts hair of the collaborators. Onlookers watch.
United States 36th Division troops in Besancon, France during World War II. A convoy of United States 36th Division moves on the streets of Besancon. The troops march on foot. Tanks, trucks and armored vehicles pass over a reconstructed bridge. French civilians standing at a roadside watch the movement.
United States 3rd Infantry Division troops in Besancon, France during World War II. Explosions on the streets in Besancon. Troops open a box of TNT(trinitrotoluene). They place the chemical explosive on a wooden platform. The troops clear out the debris on the street. An ambulance drives past. Bulldozers lift heavy metal. An army vehicle parked on a road. An explosion in the background.
Vietnamese Communist leader Ho Chi Minh at end of World War II. Crowds cheer as he boards DC-3 airplane for flight to France. In Paris, Ho Chi Minh is escorted by French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman. The Viet Minh flag flies near meeting place. French military officers arrive at meeting. French newspaper article reports that Ho Chi Minh is hosted by the French Government. Plaque on a building reads Congress II, in Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh and Vo Nguyen Giap speak in turn and are applauded. Hammer and sickle on banners with the single star. Speakers and audience give rousing cheers. Plaque on building reads National Viet Minh Convention, in Vietnamese. Ho Chi Minh mingles with enthusiastic Vietnamese people in rural area of the country.
The Museum of Modern Art in New York City during World War II. Visitors look at model display of post-war houses. A woman stands in front of George Fred Keck House. A board reads 'Sun excluded in summer and sun flood room in winter'.
Damaged Tangermünde Bridge. A surrendered German officer in his amphibious car in the Elbe River. German and United States officers across the bridge. A German officer and a German soldier help German civilians on the bridge. German officers and soldiers cross the damaged bridge including some higher ranking German officers.
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