Victory in Europe Day, Paris, France. A man sitting on another man's shoulders waves a French flag. People on street sing La Marseilles. People sing French national anthem as Allied flags waved. Crowd on the street waves and shows victory signs. American military truck on a street. (World War II period).
France celebrates the end of World War II during 'Victory in Europe Day' in Paris. Honor guards stand at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). A wreath placed at the tomb. Soldiers march by the tomb. A large crowd cheers along the Avenue de Champs-Élysées. A liaison plane flies over head with flags of Allied countries hanging down from it. American girls hold large bouquets. French policemen patrol a large crowd. Policemen hold people behind barricades as General Charles de Gaulle walks past them. General de Gaulle waves to the crowd.
Several men stand outside the Bastille in Paris, France. A moat surrounds the building. The French tricolor flag raised above the turret. A huge crowd gathers near the Bastille. General de Gaulle, accompanied by officials, walks through the crowd. He wears a black armband on the left sleeve of his uniform. The crowd cheers and claps their hands. They enter the courtyard of the Bastille and ascend steep steps to the top. a small boy runs and kisses General de Gaulle, as he climbs the steps. An official introduces General de Gaulle, standing on a platform high above the crowds below. General de Gaulle gives a speech.
General Charles De Gaulle at the Paris Victory Parade in Paris, France after World War II. The French troops lined on the path. Buildings in view. Huge crowd on the sides of the road. Army band and the guards on one side. General Charles De Gaulle arrives at the ceremony with other officers. The General walks along the road with other American and French officers. A man sets a camera on a tripod stand. The General awards medals to officers. Another man takes pictures with a camera held in a hand. Officers look on. Troops in rows on the other side of the road. Few officers stand at the back and watch the event. Few buildings in view.
U.S. Army General Dwight Eisenhower speaks on the V-E day in Paris, France during World War II. General Eisenhower delivers a speech in Paris on the Victory in Europe Day. The General states that he has the proud privilege of speaking for the fighting men in his theater who conquered Western Europe and destroyed more men than they themselves possessed. The Allies selected Germany as their first object because it was the one place that all the Allies could bring their weight to bear. General Eisenhower pays his tribute to the Soviet Russian Army, the Allied Forces in Italy, the French, the British and the Americans on the Western Front and to GI Joe and his counterparts whom he says were the real heroes of the war.
V-E Day celebrations in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Fountains in front of the tower. A large crowd rejoicing on the victory day. A large crowd in front of a building. Streets filled with people. Men and women move along the streets. A large crowd in front of a gateway across a road. People hold up posters of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. A few people move on the streets seated in trucks. A woman reading a newspaper which carries victory news. A man and a woman walk along a path reading the newspaper. Newspaper vendors selling the newspapers. A large group of people buying the newspapers. A woman carrying a small girl. A soldier kissing a woman. (World War II period).