French 2nd Armored Division tanks in front of Notre Dame de Paris during World War 2 liberation of Paris. Pedestrians walking in front of Notre Dame de Paris (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France). French 2nd Armored Division tanks, some with names “Chateau Larose” and “Chateau Laffitte”, arrive in front of the Notre Dame. A soldier directs a tank to reverse. A French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tanks “Pte de Vanves”, “Pte Maillot” driving in front of Notre Dame. French soldiers and civilians stand. Rows of tanks parked near civilians. Red Cross truck arrives. Red Cross medics rush with a wheeled bed. Crowds gathered in front of Notre Dame with the Free France banner hanging in front. Civilians and female nurses running. Groups of civilian men marching in three lines along a road. Crowds of French civilians cheering from stone balustrade. A nurse stands on a balustrade to watch a parade. A French woman smokes a rolled cigar while sitting on a balustrade with crowds. A man smoking a pipe and a girl stand among the crowd.
French General Charles de Gaulle lay down a wreath in front of the Arc de Triomphe during World War 2 liberation of Paris. French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc walks from the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Allied soldiers crowd the Arc de Triomphe. General Charles de Gaulle march with French officials towards the Arc de Triomphe. General Charles de Gaulle salutes. General de Gaulle lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the Arc de Triomphe. A French officer assist General Charles de Gaulle in laying the wreath. General de Gaulle and French officers saluting. French tricolor flag hangs over General de Gaulle. General de Gaulle speaking with other French generals.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters and Free French 2nd Armored Division soldiers’ parade after liberation of Paris in World War 2. Crowds of French citizens gather on the sidewalk to watch victory parade. French people holding banners reading “Vive De Gaulle” and “Libération” (“Long live De Gaulle” and “Liberation” in English). French people cheering. Soldiers marching with the French tricolor flag along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) is seen on the background. Soldiers marching in front of a building displaying flags of Allied nations- the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France. FFI fighters (men and women) marching, some with rifles and banners, down a road. Banner reads “FFI”. Another Free French placard reads “2e. Section Libération”. FFI men and women in casual clothing marching along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. FFI fighters march with rifles on their shoulders along Boulevard du Montparnasse, passing by Le Sélect brasserie, a notable meeting place for French intelligentsia. Staff car and a group of half-tracks along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Soldiers with a gun sit on top of a tank during a parade. Soldiers and FFI fighters celebrate their victory by raising the “Victory Sign” on top of a moving military vehicle during the parade. French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank “St. Anne d’ Auray” moves during the parade. Soldiers on top of a moving vehicle. Crowds running along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. French people running on the sidewalk of Place de la Madeleine, near the Madelios menswear department store.
French civilians cheer while watching a French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters and Free French 2nd Armored Division soldiers’ parade in Paris during World War 2. French women clapping. Guards watch a military vehicle pass by. A soldier stands with French civilians. Soldiers and civilians watch a parade from the top of a building. French woman shows the “Victory hand gesture” as she smiles. Guards smiling beside French civilians. A French man waves the United States flag in front of French people watching from a balcony. Crowds of French civilians watch from balconies. Two French boys and a girl clapping with soldiers. People holding sign “Vive De Gaulle” (“Long live De Gaulle” in English). French people waving on top of two banners that read “Vive De Gaulle” and “Libération” (“Long live De Gaulle” and “Liberation” in English). French soldier smiling in front of cheering French civilians. An elderly man clapping, a boy leans on man’s shoulder while an old woman smiles. French women ride a military Jeep. French woman waves and smiles while hanging out with young FFI fighters. Soldier aims a rifle on top of a car scribbled on with FFI graffiti near the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). FFI fighters waving and smiling on top of a moving car. FFI staff car and a Red Cross ambulance parked near the Arc de Triomphe. Soldier wearing sunglasses turning wheels of a Jeep, smiling and gesturing at the camera during celebrations for the liberation of Paris.
United States troops and Free French armored units enter Paris during World War 2. Crowds watch a group of French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tanks pass by the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Some civilians ride bicycles along the road during parade. French woman wearing a floral hat waves from a crowd. A group of French women waving. One woman waving a small French flag. Young men and guards form a human barricade to control heavy crowd along Avenue Manceau. Rear view of a man gesturing the crowd to a guard. An old man is being pushed back by a human barricade.
French civilians take cover behind military vehicles as a German sniper attack interrupts a parade in Paris after the Allied liberation In World War 2. French civilians hide behind a French 2nd Armored Division M3 half-track during the sniper attack. Some are hiding behind a tank. Soldier makes hand gestures on top of a vehicle in front of Hôtel de Crillon (10 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France). Crowds disperse in front of Hôtel de Crillon in the Place de la Concorde. French people running.