Repatriation of French war prisoners and civilians in Paris, France after World War II. French former prisoners waiting at an airfield with their baggage. The buildings on the airfield. A few former prisoners lying down. One of them lies near a French tricolor flag. A U.S. C-47 aircraft on the airfield. The freed prisoners walk towards the aircraft with their baggages and board. An American officer stands near the entrance of the aircraft. A few officers talk near the aircraft. The prisoners board the aircraft one by one. The American officer stands just outside the aircraft and peeks in and checks the passengers. The pilot and the co-pilot at the controls in the cockpit during the flight. The freed prisoners in the aircraft looking out through the windows. One smokes a cigarette and the smoke is drawn out through a small porthole in the airplane window. Interior scenes of the crowded aircraft.
Repatriation of French war prisoners and civilians in Paris, France after World War II. Repatriated French General Meunier disembarking from an aircraft with other repatriates. The General talks to a few men and a woman. General Meunier reviewing the honor guard. The French honor guard presenting arms. French prisoners of war marching past the honor guard. The prisoners getting off the aircraft at an airfield. The prisoners moving in a line from inside the aircraft and getting off. A few prisoners wait outside the aircraft with their baggages.
Repatriation of French war prisoners in Paris, France after World War II. French war prisoners disembarking from an aircraft at an airfield. Two women and an officer standing near the entrance of the aircraft. The prisoners with their baggage get off from the aircraft. A column of prisoners walking towards the airport building from the aircraft. The prisoners with baggage.
Aerial view of Paris, France during World War II. Aerial view of the Arc De Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. The Seine River along the Eiffel Tower. A United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft in flight over the city. Buildings and roads below on the ground.
Wrecked German airplanes in Paris, France during World War II. Various types of damaged German aircraft on the ground. A United States GI inspects the airplanes. Nazi symbol on the aircraft. The GI looks at the propeller of one of the aircraft.
Monuments and streets in Paris, France during World War II. The Paris Opera House building with traffic on a street. French civilians walking on the street. Shops alongside a road. A board outside one of the shop reads 'Cine Opera'.