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(Free) French newsreel. No commentary.
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a) At Marseille quayside, US Army general presents plaque dated 10 November 1945 to two millionth US serviceman to leave Euopean Theatre of Operations (ETO), and addresses GIs of Sixth Transportation Corps.
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b) Anniversary of liberation of Strasbourg. A statue is unveiled in the main square before General Monsabert takes salute at marchpast by French North African troops and French sailors.
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c) Celebration of Saint Catherine's day. Girls put finishing touches to a model of the saint and a bridal couple in costume pass by in a carriage.
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d) Wine tasting and auction in the Hotel Dieu at Beaune, Burgundy.
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e) Moroccan mounted troops parade past Sultan Mohammed V.
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f) Arab shepherding and market scenes at El Kebir, Tunisia. Tunisian soldiers and officials kiss the hand of their ruler Sidi Lamin the Bey of Tunis, who also receives French Army and Navy officers inside his palace. Ceremonial cutting of sheep's throat.
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g) General views of devastation in Nuremberg precede opening of International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. Defendants plead not guilty to the indictments before the court ajourns.
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h) Service in Metz Cathedral commemorates the first anniversary of its liberation on 20 November 1944. General Patton and General Giraud (former governor of the fortress) exchange decorations before a marchpast by French and US troops, watched by Navy Minister Jacquinot.
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i) Students from the Ecole des Beaux Arts dressed in nineteenth century costume tour Paris before attending a wedding.
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j) Parade by Canadian female bagpipe band from Arc de Triomphe down Champs Elysées to Place de la Concorde, Paris.
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35mm