The Minister of Reconstruction laid the first stone for the construction of new workers' housing estates, to which a thousand German prisoners contributed.
The trial of Marshal Pétain for high treason lasts four weeks in July and August 1945. The last days of the trial: the witnesses, the closing speech of the prosecutor, the pleadings of the lawyers, t...
Resumption of trading activities in the Atlantic ports.
Algiers solemnly welcomed the bodies of 135 Algerian fighters who fell in the battles of Italy, France and Germany during the WWII.
In Toulon in ruins, renewal of the French navy. Presentation of some repaired ships.
Report on the construction of the future "Palais des festivals" which will host the ceremonies and screenings of the next Cannes International Film Festival.
The Old Port was partially destroyed in 1942. But already new buildings are being built. Le Corbusier also chose Marseille to build the Cité Radieuse, which will accommodate 1,500 people.
Le Havre is the most destroyed harbourg on the continent. While the war is over, men clear the ruins to make room for the new docks. Commentary on aerial views of the port and the excavation and recon...