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The Ford factory at Gennevilliers used by the Germans bombed during World War II.
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.
Renaming of Paris Street in honor of Général Philippe Leclerc de Hautclocque
French official arrives by car to officiate at ribbon-cutting ceremony renaming the Avenue d'Orleans as Avenue du General Leclerc, in honor of Général Philippe Leclerc de Hautclocque, who formally liberated Paris, entering along this street, at the head of his French 2nd Armored Division, in 1944. The French official is greeted by a young woman wearing a sash. Members of the French 2nd Armored Division are seen holding unit flags. The official unveils the new street sign on the corner of a building decorated with tricolor bunting. A member of the French 2nd Armored Divison poses on top of a sherman tank, parked in the square. The official cuts a ribbon..
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 in Paris, German occupied France, under the Vichy government. Banners hung at various places. Officers and soldiers seated. Official at podium gives Nazi salute. A band plays at the ceremony. French politician Jacques Doriot takes to the podium and addresses the troops. (World War II period).
General Patton's troops cross the Seine; U.S. soldiers with French General Leclerc and his soldiers enter jubilant Paris in World War 2.
American columns cross the Seine in France during World War 2. 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 U.S. 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. American, British, and French soldiers drinking from wine bottles and celebrating with the crowd.
Snipers disrupt the official welcome ceremony for General Charles De Gaulle at Hotel De Ville in Paris.
Arrival of French General Charles De Gualle and other officials for celebrations of Liberation of Paris. De Gaulle reviews a parade in his honor. Photographers take pictures. A French man with a flag and General De Gaulle march towards Arc De Triomphe. Officers hold a banner 'Mouvement National deo Prisonnier ec Deportes'. General De Gualle places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A large crowd welcomes and greets the troops as they arrive at Champs Elysees. Soldiers on tank. People sit and policemen keep a watch. People hold banners in praise of De Gaulle and the Allied forces. Civilians and troops celebrate and greet De Gaulle at Place De La Concorde. The General gets into a car and heads to the Hotel De Ville for an official welcome ceremony. German snipers interrupt ceremony by firing civilians at the venue. French troops fight back. Civilians take cover. Smoke arises due to artillery and tank fire. People carry a wounded woman and wounded man on stretchers. People crouch and huddle together to save themselves. Policemen take a prisoner. Civilians cheer. A large French Flag draped from the top of the Arc De Triomphe. (World War II period).
Parisians at flower stalls, sidewalk cafes, a race course and the Bois de Boulogne during the German occupation of Paris.
Paris under German occupation during World War II. A Frenchman reads the newspaper. Headlines about the War. The Notre Dame de Paris in the background. Parisians walk past a building in the city square. Flower stands and sidewalk cafes. A vegetable market. Sellers load and unload goods. German soldiers and military vehicles on the streets. Fishermen with their lines on the Seine. Family outings in the Bois de Boulogne. Children on rides in the park. People take boat rides. Women on chairs by the lake. Cyclists move along. Parisian families take rides in horse carriages. A race course in Paris. A large crowd of spectators watch the race. The race in progress.