The landing of the Free French 2nd Armored Division troops on Utah Beach, Normandy during World War 2. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc walks on the beach with Free French troops. Major General Leclerc meets his United States Army counterpart, Major General Walton H. Walker. Soldiers surround Major Generals Leclerc and Walker. Major General Leclerc speaking with Major General Walker. Close view of Major General Walker speaking to General Leclerc and other soldiers on Utah Beach. General Leclerc and General Walker climbs aboard a Dodge WC51 command car, which then drives away.
M4 Sherman tanks exit LST during the landing of the Free French 2nd Armored Division troops on Utah Beach, Normandy (World War 2). A Free French soldier peering from an M4 Sherman tank hatch waving. Two soldiers on top of an M4 Sherman tank. Three soldiers, two of them waving at the camera, on top of an M4 Sherman tank. The French flag is seen on the tank. M4 Sherman tanks in line on Utah Beach. A soldier jumps from an M4 Sherman tank, picks up sand from Utah Beach. The smiling French soldier holds sand from the beach. M4 Sherman tanks drive on the beach from the landing craft. Soldiers wave on top of M4 Sherman tanks (“TARDENDIS”). A soldier smiling on top of a moving M4 Sherman tank, passing by a barrage balloon in the sky. An M$ Sherman tank (“ESTEREL”) driving. An M5 light tank drives out of a landing craft.
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Ballon, France during World War 2. Free French troops assemble for a meeting near army Jeeps. A French soldier speaks while other reads notes. A French soldier climbs on top of an M4 Sherman tank. Free French M4 Sherman tanks and armored vehicles roll through Ballon, France with Jeep and Ford GPA 'Seep'. Road marker reads, "Ballon."
French men and women welcome the Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Luce, France during World War 2. Smiling French men and women. Soldiers and crowds gather outside a hotel in Luce, France. French tricolor flags are hanging on house windows. A man pours wine for a French soldier. A woman offers a tray of sliced bread to a soldier. French troops assemble for a meeting in the town center. A soldier takes notes. A soldier speaks beside a soldier smoking. Soldiers drinking coffee offered by an old French lady with coffee pot. Elderly French woman pours wine for a soldier. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc on a moving Jeep. Soldiers at the border of Le Mans. A sign reads “LE MANS 113 400”. Military vehicles parked in roadside.
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.
View of smiling American troops of 2nd Armored Division eligible for redeploy and discharge on April 21, 1945. They stand next to a captured Nazi German flag in Cherbourg, France. One soldier wraps the Nazi flag around himself. Soldiers at rail of a large troop transport ship at a pier. Soldiers take a wounded man aboard ship on a stretcher. Soldiers and officers at the American cemetery. Soldiers raise their guns to pay respect to the graves. They salute. Wreath on a grave with cross marked "unknown". Soldiers and a few nurses boarding transport ship at dock. (World War II period).
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