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.
Allied troops marching in victory on Avenue Champs Elysees, Paris, France. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower stands with Marshal Charles de Gaulle on a moving car. Eisenhower on a horse-drawn carriage in London, England during VE parade. Eisenhower with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. General Eisenhower is welcomed with a ticker tape parade in New York City after WWII victory. Eisenhower raises his hands victoriously during parade. Eisenhower speaks to the crowd from a podium, saying "New York simply can't do this to a Kansas farmer boy and keep its reputation for sophistication.”
Allied soldiers inspect a wrecked German fighter aircraft near Paris, France during World War II. U.S. Army soldier looks at the empennage of wrecked plane bearing the Nazi Swastika. A pair of captured German Luftwaffe crew standing near the wreckage. An artillery is seen in the background. Close-up view of captured German Luftwaffe pilot’s face showing bandages for injuries. Allied troops folding a tarp. Smoke rise from the debris and wreckage of German plane. A captured prisoner of war German Luftwaffe crewman looks down.
French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank “SROCO” driving into a hedge near Paris, France during World War II. Advertisement for “ORANGE” on a wall is seen. French civilians crowd the streets of Paris during the arrival of Free French soldiers into the city. Civilians greet French soldiers and a few US troops on Jeeps and vehicles. A group of young men and women waving at Allied troops. A French man opens a Champagne bottle. French civilians hold Champagne bottles and glasses to celebrate arrival of Allied troops into Paris shortly after the city's liberation from German forces.
Captured German prisoners of war led through streets by French Forces of the Interior (FFI) guerrillas after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. Civilian onlookers watch the German prisoners marching away. Some hostile French civilians attempt to punch and beat German prisoners. French nuns, civilian women, and a priest clapping in front of a building. French civilians gather under a monument in Paris. M3 half-tracks moving in front of the Arc de Triomphe. A man holding the French flag under the Arc de Triomphe. General Charles de Gaulle walking on the street while escorted by a group of personnel. An M4 Sherman tank moving on a street near Avenue Champs Elysees. Crowds gather to watch military vehicles under the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France).
Results of air assaults by the British Royal and U.S. Eighth Air Forces over industrial areas in and around German-occupied Paris during Wolrd War II. The former Ford factory at Gennevilliers used by the Germans for military vehicles production and maintenance, bombed on June 22, 1944. The aerial attack destroyed an estimated 50% of the factory. Allied officers inspect the bombed factory. Damaged structures, tanks, machinery and war equipment inside the factory.