French civilians and United States soldiers engage in friendly snowball fights in Paris during World War II. A snowball fight at the Avenue Champs-Élysées. French civilians and American soldiers throw snowballs at each other. Civilians throw snowballs at a United States Army truck outside the Aux Trois-Quartiers department store (23 Bd de la Madeleine, 75001 Paris, France), in front of the La Madeleine church. A uniformed woman throws a snowball and laughs. French civilians throw snowballs at a moving Jeep. A French man chases after a girl while others throw snowballs at him. The French woman struggles playfully from the man. A group of French girls throwing snowballs at each other. A United States soldier holds a camera to record snowball fights in Paris. A United States soldier and a French girl stroll through the snow at the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). The Luxor Obelisk is seen.
Townspeople gather for the liberation ceremony at the Place de la République in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France during World War 2. The Monument to the Three Sieges of Belfort (République, 90000 Belfort, France) is seen on the left. People holding French flags and signs watch the ceremony from apartment windows. French Brigadier General Carpentier inspecting French troops. Allied flags hanging as garlands over the street. A marching military band plays music. The French flag is being raised on top of a flagpole at the Belfort Place de la République.
Civilians watch marching French soldiers at the Place de la République in Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, France during World War II. A policeman controls the crowd during the liberation ceremony after German surrender. Women and men cheering in front of the Monument to the Three Sieges of Belfort (République, 90000 Belfort, France). French military officials ride a Jeep. Allied flags hanging as garlands over the street. Monument to the Three Sieges of Belfort at the Place de la République. People running on the street in Belfort. French and Allied flags hang from windows. Marching band playing music as townspeople follow them.
Wrecked and burning buildings in Carentan, France after the D-Day landings in World War II. French civilian men pump water to extinguish the flames. A French fireman blows his whistle. Firefighters extinguish fire with jets of water in front of the burning building. A man looks at the remains of a burned house. Smoke rises from the rubble of the destroyed house. Civilian man sweeps the sidewalk. Soldiers sit on Jeep beside the Carentan Great War Memorial (8 Pl. de la République, 50500 Carentan-les-Marais, France). United States and French flags adorn the Carentan Great War Memorial. A woman pushes a stroller with a young girl. The girl holds a flower. A French woman looking up beside a man and child as they both stand in the front door. United States soldiers and French firemen exchange their hats with each other. A soldier seated in Jeep receives wine from a French child. The soldier drinks the bottle.
German invasion of France during the Battle of France in World War II. A fleet of German Luftwaffe aircraft in flight over Le Havre. German bombers drop bombs over the city at night. Nazi pilots in the aircraft. The aircraft drop bombs. Views from cockpit or gun cameras as German aircraft dive toward targets in Le Havre. Explosions on the ground. Burning targets. German aircraft bomb English transport ships in the English Channel off the coast of Le Havre. Explosions in the water. he German fleet in flight. Explosions due to the bombardment.
Aerial view shows the port of Le Havre in France, with no visible activity. The SS Liberte, SS Ile de France, and SS Antilles are docked but the port is idle. Several uniformed guards patrol the docks. In the town of Le Havre, merchant marine officers and crewmen emerge from building in town square displaying the French tricolor above its roof. Posters on either side of the building entrance read to the effect that the maritime Officers and men are right, about an issue in controversy. Many bicycles in evidence and several cars parked along street.
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