Victory in Europe Day during World War II. Paris Opera with people and traffic in the foreground. People march on street to celebrate the Allied victory in Europe. People get off an American military truck. Horse drawn carriage Victoria. French and American soldiers salute. People stand behind barricades to witness the celebrations.
Victory in Europe Day during World War II. An American soldier with a sailor walks in a crowded street in Paris on Victory in Europe Day. They kiss girls in the street. American officer wearing a naval cap kisses a girl in the street. French officers and Parisian girls. A young girl waves Allied flags. A French family poses.
Victory in Europe Day during World War II. A man rides a bicycle pulling a cart loaded with young girls on a street in Paris during celebrations of Allied victory in Europe. American soldier kisses a girl. Sailors with girls. Soldiers and girls loaded onto a truck as one of them takes pictures. A cameraman on the truck. An elderly French man waves during the celebrations.
Repatriated French soldiers are welcomed at a reception center in Paris.The move in an informal line and are given refreshments by a young woman. The reception center is decorated with bunting. A portrait of Charles de Gaulle is displayed on the wall.
August 1944: Civilians outside the Civil Affairs Committee building in Bayeux, Normandy. A large crowd waits outside the building. Men and women lined up. Radios confiscated by the Nazi German forces are returned to the civilians. Men and women walk out the building with their radio sets in boxes. Men and children on the street as military vehicles pass by.
U.S. troops advance towards Cherence Le Roussel. SOldiers fire at the enemy. A soldier scouts for enemy soldiers through binoculars. Smoke from artillery fire. Explosions across the terrain. Soldiers stand on a camouflaged tank. Barrel of a tank jutting out of the bushes. Soldiers load and fire artillery. Soldiers march on the road and through fields. A sign board for 'Cherence Le Roussel' amid ruins and destroyed buildings. (World War II period).