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Women collaborators tried and their heads shaved as a punishment in suburb of Paris, France, during World War II.

Women collaborators in the Chatou residential suburb, Northwestern Paris, France, during World War II, in Europe. A woman collaborator tried by FFI (French Forces of the Interior) men. A soldier shaves the head of a woman collaborator found guilty of collaborating with the Germans. A woman collaborator speaks during a trial. A soldier shaves her head after being proved guilty of collaborating.

Location: Paris

Date: 1944, August 29

Duration: 1 min 9 sec

Sound: No

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Unedited

Language: None

French politician Jacques Doriot addresses a unit of the "Legion of French Volunteers" at the Velodrom d'Hiver in Paris.

A unit of the "Legion of French Volunteers" gathered at the Velodrom d'Hiver, Paris. Banners hung at various places. Officers and soldiers seated. A band plays at the ceremony. French politician Jacques Doriot takes to the podium and addresses the troops.

Location: Paris France

Date: 1944

Duration: 35 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: Portuguese

French Forces of the Interior (FFI) clear the way for Allied troops in Paris.

August 1944: French patriots clear the way for Allied troops in Paris. A map shows entry of Allied troops into France. French patriots draw and distribute hidden arms. Frenchmen march towards Paris. Demolition fires set by the Germans throughout the city. Quiet streets and areas of the city before the August uprising. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) Headquarters. FFI men in hideouts. A FFI command post in the city. The members map strategy and prepare arms and ammunition. A woman with a sleeve band with the letters FFI and the Free French Cross of Lorraine insignia. FFi men and women erect barricades throughout the city. Men load rifles. German tanks advance. FFI men in a street fight. A wounded negro is helped to safety. French patriots behind barricades. A burning vehicle on the road. Smoke from explosions. A man near a wounded on the street. French man and woman disarm a German soldier. German Panther tanks flee. The French take German soldiers prisoners.

Location: Paris France

Date: 1944

Duration: 3 min 11 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

US General Dwight D Eisenhower celebrates the Liberation of Paris at the restored Arc De Triomphe in Paris.

Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, US General Dwight D Eisenhower celebrates the LIberation of Paris at the restored Arc De Triomphe in Paris. The Arc De Triomphe. General Eisenhower and French officers arrive at the venue. Allied officers and soldiers gathered around. The General lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unkonown Soldier. French soldiers give a sword salute. He addresses the gathering regarding the Liberation of Paris by the Allied and French Forces of the Interior (FFI). Photographers take pictures. Soldiers seated on tanks. General Eisenhower presents a plaque to the people of Paris symbolic of the Shield of Honor.

Location: Paris France

Date: 1944

Duration: 2 min 24 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

Parisians celebrate and greet Free French troops following the liberation of Paris, France.

'Paris Story' depicts the historic scenes of Paris liberation. Large crowds gather on either side of the streets in Paris. People cheer and celebrate as policemen keep a vigil. Free French units in trucks enter the city and are greeted by the people gathered around Arc De Triomphe at Champs Elysees. People with banners and boards. A banner reads 'Liberation'. People with Allied flags. People in balconies and on roofs of buildings.

Location: Paris France

Date: 1944

Duration: 1 min 21 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

General Patton's troops cross the Seine; US soldiers with French General Leclerc and his soldiers enter jubilant Paris

American columns cross the Seine in France. Soldiers in boats reach the shore. Civilians stand by the river. General George S Patton's armored division crosses the river on pontoon bridges. The US troops advance towards Paris. Smoke arises due to explosion. Tanks and soldiers firing machine guns beneath the Eiffel tower. The tanks move past the Eiffel Tower. Civilians crouch on the ground. Tanks on the streets. Nazi prisoners marched on the street. Tanks and soldiers fire at Nazis in the German Headquarters at Chamber of Deputies. French soldiers fight German snipers from the streets. A man closes shop and escapes. Allied soldier leads a Nazi waving a white surrender flag across the street. Large group of surrendered German soldiers gathered as prisoners of war on August 25. Traffic around Arc De Triomphe. The French flag raised on a building. The 2nd Armored Division of the Free French Army of Liberation, under French General Philippe Leclerc, parade on Paris streets on August 26. Large crowd gathers to welcome them home. Nazi prisoners march in the streets flanked by Allied soldiers. General Leclerc and his men on tanks. Girls kiss the soldiers. US and French soldiers drinking from wine bottles and celebrating with the crowd.

Location: Paris France

Date: 1944, August 24

Duration: 2 min 59 sec

Sound: Yes

Color: Monochrome

Clip Type: Edited

Language: English

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