Artillery shells land near houses in the hills occupied by Nazis in Besancon, France. United States troops march on a street led by a band. Onlookers watch from roadside. The soldiers march with flags and rifles in hands.
A Frenchman cuts hair of women collaborators in Besancon, France. French civilians on a street. A man cuts hair of women collaborators on the street. Some women smile while others cry. A woman collaborator with a Nazi symbol on her chest. Onlookers watch the collaborators with their shaved heads.
United States 35th Division troops in Besancon, France. A board over a road reads 'Commissioner De Police'. French civilians stand outside the police headquarters. A marquis carries wounded patriots on a stretcher. United States 35th Infantry Division troops with tanks and equipment move on the streets. French civilians wave at US soldiers.
United States 35th Division troops in Besancon, France. French civilians look from their balconies. A group of men put an American flag on a wall. A sign board along a road reads 'Besancon'. The troops in trucks and jeeps drive past on a road.
United States 35th Division troops near Besancon, France. 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. 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.