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DAKAR TODAY

Dakar Today (1943)

A new military airport is constructed in Dakar & Senegal's soldiers leaving for the...

FRENCH NAVAL MANOEUVRES aka NAVAL SHIPS ON MANOEUVRES

French Naval Manoeuvres AKA Naval Ships On Manoeuvres (1938)

Duplicate of FRENCH NAVAL MANOEUVRES...

FIGHTING FRENCH COMMANDOS

Fighting French Commandos (1942)

Fighting French Commandos in action during invasion exercises and on...

FRENCH TROOPS CEREMONIAL MARCH PAST

French Troops Ceremonial March Past (1930-1939)

French troops march along road.

FRENCH AND US GENERAL

French And Us General (1944)

American and French General meet.

FRENCH ARMY

French Army (1914-1918)

French soldiers on parade.

MOUNTAIN MILITAIRES!

Mountain Militaires! (1940)

French mountain troops cross rugged terrain as part of their training.

 

 

FRENCH RESERVISTS LEAVE BELGIUM

French Reservists Leave Belgium (1939)

Footage of thousands of French reservist leaving Belgium train...

FRENCH TROOPS FLOWN TO ALGERIA

French Troops Flown To Algeria (1956)

Plane swooping low over airfield & landing. French African...

FRENCH NAVAL PARADE

French Naval Parade (1910-1919)

Members of the French navy on parade.

 LAUNCH OF FRENCH WARSHIP

Launch Of French Warship "Foch" (1920-1929)

Warship "Foch" is launched in France.

FRENCH FLEET

French Fleet (1937)

Good shots of French naval warships on manoeuvres on the high seas.

FREE FRENCH ADMIRAL TAKES SALUTE

Free French Admiral Takes Salute (1941)

Vice Admiral Muselier takes salute in march past of Free...

INTERVIEW WITH MADEMOISELLE 'X'

Interview With Mademoiselle 'x' (1941)

An 18 year old French girl is interviewed in London after...

DIEPPE RAID ANNIVERSARY

Dieppe Raid Anniversary (1945)

The third anniversary of the Dieppe Raid is marked.

FRANCE - TUNIS AIRFIELD PLANES TAKING OFF

France - Tunis Airfield Planes Taking Off (1937)

French army aeroplanes taking off and flying over...

KIDDIES FROM THE RUINS

Kiddies From The Ruins (1922)

Children on holiday in Exmouth with aid from French War Charities...

LATE EARL OF YPRES

Late Earl Of Ypres (1925)

Footage of Lord French, Earl of Ypres, shown in tribute after his death.

PRESIDENT DOUMERGUE aka PRESIDENT DOUMERGOU

President Doumergue AKA President Doumergou (1930)

Gaston Doumergue, President of France, reviews...

FIGHTING FRENCH EMBARK

Fighting French Embark (1944)

French troops return from Britain to help fight for their country.

SPOILS OF WAR

Spoils Of War (1939)

Footage of French Contraband officers boarding merchant ship on the Mediterranean.

BATTLESHIPS TRANSPORT FOREIGN LEGION

Battleships Transport Foreign Legion (1940)

Soldiers of the French Foreign Legion set sail from...

FRANCE TRAINS AIRBORNE FROGMEN aka AIRBORNE FROGMAN

France Trains Airborne Frogmen AKA Airborne Frogman (1955)

French army airborne frogmen on...

SOLDIERS DECORATED

Soldiers Decorated (1945)

American soldiers get decorated by British officers and vice versa.

INDOCHINESE WAR

Indochinese War (1947)

French troops street fighting in Vietnam.

FRENCH TROOPS LEAVE FOR MEDITERRANEAN

French Troops Leave For Mediterranean (1956)

French troops leave Algiers for the Mediterranean.

FRENCH AIRCRAFT GUN

French Aircraft Gun (1914-1918)

French Army anti aircraft Gun.

GENERAL GOURARD INSPECTS FRENCH TROOPS

General Gourard Inspects French Troops (1914-1918)

General Gourard inspects French troops.

LORD FRENCH INSPECTS MIDDLESEX REGIMENT

Lord French Inspects Middlesex Regiment (1916)

Lord French (Chief of British Expeditionary Force)...

THE ENTENTE CHILDREN

The Entente Children (1914-1918)

Parisian boys and girls arrive in London and wave to cameras.

FRENCH REINFORCEMENT AT SALONIKA

French Reinforcement At Salonika (1914-1918)

French reinforcements being organised at Salonika.

FRENCH TROOPS IN DUG OUT

French Troops In Dug Out (1914-1919)

French troops in dug out.

ALLIED AMBASSADORS REVIEW PROCESSION

Allied Ambassadors Review Procession (1910-1919)

Footage of military ambassadors and large crowds.

KING AT FRONT

King At Front (1914-1918)

King George V visits soldiers at the Front. France.

FRENCH CONSCRIPTS IN TRAINING

French Conscripts In Training (1914-1918)

French conscripts in rifle training.

FRENCH GUNS IN ACTION

French Guns In Action (1914-1918)

Footage of French guns firing.

 FRENCH SOLDIERS IN TENT

French Soldiers In Tent (1914-1918)

French soldiers posing in doorway of tent.

 FRENCH CAVALRY RETREAT THROUGH GHENT

French Cavalry Retreat Through Ghent (1917)

French cavalry riding down crowd lined streets in...

HORSEMANSHIP

Horsemanship (1920-1929)

Footage of British and French cavalry officers on horseback.

FRENCH CORPSES

French Corpses (1914-1918)

French corpses laid at side of road.

BRITISH OFFICERS

British Officers (1914)

British officers visit airfield in France during WW1.

FREE FRENCH FORCES IN MIDDLE EAST

Free French Forces In Middle East (1940)

General De Gaulle's Free French Forces resting and training...

WHEN FRENCH FLEET TRICKED HITLER

When French Fleet Tricked Hitler (1943)

French Navy destroys their own hips so they cannot be used by...

COLOURS TO THE FREE FRENCH

Colours To The Free French (1941)

Mayor of Leicester presents regimental colours to General Petit of...

NEW CRAFT FOR FREE FRENCH NAVY

New Craft For Free French Navy (1941)

Vice Admiral Muselier commissions Free French motor launches for...

TOLL FOR THE BRAVE

Toll For The Brave (1925)

The funeral of the Earl of Ypres takes place in London, the armed forces...

FRENCH BATTLESHIP LOST

French Battleship Lost (1930)

French training battleship is wrecked on the rocks, Oran, Algeria.

VICHY CONVOY CAPTURED

Vichy Convoy Captured (1942)

Vichy French merchant ships carrying supplies to the Germans are captured...

NAVAL MIGHT OF FRANCE

Naval Might Of France (1939)

Footage of the warships of the French Fleet.

FRENCH HEAVIES IN ACTION

French Heavies In Action (1940)

French heavy artillery on the move and being fired.