French women collaborators in Paris, France during World War II. Women collaborationists and civilians before house for trial. The crowds jeer. An accused girl stands before the table. A girl's head shaved on the porch of house. An accused girl registers indignation. People cut the women's hair. Girls marched to trucks and driven through cheering crowds. Humiliated women weeping.
Gestapo torture chambers in Paris, France. Walls of torture chambers of Gestapo (German Secret State Police). Members of victim's family wait to enter. Huge crowd gathered. Interior of the chamber. Burning chamber in view. Hand prints on wall around stakes to which victims were tied for execution. French soldier and policeman look at riddled post. (World War II period).
Gestapo torture chambers in Paris, France. Interior of torture chambers of Gestapo (German Secret State Police). French soldier and policemen near boxes. French soldier and policemen hold a cloth. Ropes and blind fold used on victims. A Nazi prisoner. French men with Nazi prisoner look at post. Burial posts. French soldier stands in a burial pit. Policemen stand in the background. (World War II period).
Parti Populaire parade down Champs Elysees in Paris, France. Party members carry banners. Arc De Triomphe in the background. Wreath placed in Tomb of Unknown Soldier. Parade passes down Champs Elysees. Spectators watch. Huge crowd on streets. Jacques Doriot addresses party. People seated in the Assembly. (World War II period).
General Charles De Gaulle's parade in Paris, France following liberation of Paris. Few officers go up to a motor vehicle. People on the road side watch. General Charles De Gaulle with the officers. Tanks on side of the road. Several soldiers on the road. General De Gaulle salutes. Several men around. Officers with the General also salute. General Charles De Gaulle lays flowers on tomb of unknown soldier, at Arch de Triomphe, and salutes. Other officers accompany the General. The General with the officers march in the street. Few men hold flags. People from buildings watch. A board with the letters 'FFI' in view. Several men in a line march on the road. A large crowd in front of a building. The civilians wave to the General. The General with the other officers on the street. Tanks and motorcycles on the road. People on either side of the road. A man with a camera taking pictures. A child perched on a woman's shoulder. Few officers seen. Men and women wave to the General. Three vehicles parked on a roadside. Men near the vehicle. A man lying on the ground with a gun. A motorcycle on the side of road. Few people seated on the road side. Soldiers talk to them. Two motor vehicles parked on the road. Few men run into a building. The building has the letters 'Le Rallye' written on it. (World War II period).
French civilians gather outside the Notre Dame Cathedral after the liberation of Paris during World War 2. The Notre Dame de Paris (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France). People around the building. A few small buildings are seen near the Cathedral. A crowd at the entrance and the area in front of the Cathedral. M4 Sherman tanks move in a line. A tank has the letters ' Franche-Comte' on it. Soldiers on the tanks. People gathered around to welcome the soldiers.