Units of U.S. 23rd Company, 3rd Army meet units of 2nd French Armored Division on a road near Versailles in Le Perray, France. Two officers talk. Soldiers on an armored vehicle. Army vehicles pass along the road. (World War II period).
U.S. 105th Field Artillery troops at Etraye (France), celebrate Armistice Day on November 11th, 1918 marking the end of World War I. U.S. flag is raised. U.S. 4th Infantry, 3rd division troops march through Bacharach, Germany. The troops march through the center of town in formation. An armed U.S. Army guard patrols on the edge of the Rhine River in Bacharach as a boat towing wood passes down the river.
Mohammed V, the Sultan of Morocco, walks down the gangplank of a French warship, followed by entourage, during a state visit to France. He is greeted by large numbers of French officials and escorted to a small open car. Views of motorcade carrying the Sultan along the Avenue Champs Elysée, accompanied by horse guards, in Paris. The Sultan and his wife stroll the grounds of the Versailles, as French officials explain points of interest. Parade through the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France), arriving at the Élysée Palace (55 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France), the official residence of the French President, to meet President Vincent Auriol.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. Dignitaries seen waiting outside Trianon Palace Hotel (1 Bd de la Reine, 78000 Versailles, France). United States President Woodrow Wilson arrives in a motor car. He is greeted by the American Advisor of the Supreme War Council General Tasker Bliss and United States Diplomat Henry White. People standing outside Trianon Place Hotel. German diplomats arrive at the Hotel. French guards and motor cars seen.
United States 26th Infantry troops gather around tanks for tank instruction, during World War I, in France. One appears to be a British Mk IV. Also visible are two French Renault FT tanks. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Closeup views of U.S. 128th Field Artillery troops firing French 75-mm guns at Le Cotes de Forimont (France) on September 27, 1918, during World War 1. Views of the gun breech, as shells are inserted, fired, and casings discharged.
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