Execution of German spy Stephan Kortas in Toul, France during World War 2. A soldier's uniform near a tree. A box lies near the tree. U.S. Military Policemen (MPs) walk across the items. Military Policemen (MPs) bring German spy Stephan Kortas to the execution point. From Poland, Kortas was drafted in the German Army and sent behind American lines posing as a Polish slave laborer, where he was caught by U.S. Army forces. A clergyman offers prayers for Kortas. The face of the spy is covered using a cloth. The MPs tie the legs and hands of the spy. Firing squad fires at Stephan Kortas from a distance. Kortas' body leans forward and falls to the ground. The marks of gun shots on the chest of the German spy. MPs pick up the dead body, cover it with a white sheet and carry it on a stretcher.
Trial of Marshal Henri Petain in Paris, France. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Petain seated in the courtroom. People seated in the court. Lawyers, guards and civilians move around in the court. Some address the guards. Justices of the court seat themselves. President of the court reads a document. Petain addresses the court and reads from a paper.
A flag hosting ceremony in Paris, France. An official walks with an officer. A flag flutters as the officers walk along the street. Soldiers in uniform with military motorbikes. An Army officer stands as the troops march. The troops fire guns and raise flags during the procession. An official inspects the troops. An officer puts on a flag onto a rod. The Army troops and officers salute during the flag hosting ceremony. (World War II period).
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) at the Liberated Paris in France. General Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ,General Marie Pierre Koenig and General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque and other officials on a Parade. The French civilians raise hands,cheer and applauds. Officials salute the crowd gathered. Crowd smiles and wave hands in air. Children clap hands as the Generals move along with the officials. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) men ride on armored vehicles down the Champs Elysees. French armored vehicles pass along the crowd. The Arc De Triumph. General De Gaulle pays homage at Tomb of Unknown Soldier. (World War II period).
Ruins clearance after German surrender in Paris France during World War II. Ruins of wrecked buildings. A Bulldozer removes rubble from road. United States (US) soldiers at work. U.S. soldiers clear the road. A bulldozer moves over the ruins as it clears it. U.S. soldiers on roadside near the wrecked building wall. Collected ruins dumped together at a place. U.S. soldiers clear the debris on road with hand tools. A crane under work. Crane moves large debris onto a truck. U.S. soldier clears up the wrecked items after the war.
German prisoners in Paris, France during liberation of Paris in World War II. A board reads 'Paris'. Two military trucks loaded with German prisoners captured by French civilians moves along. Faces of prisoners in the trucks. The military trucks with the German prisoners move ahead. French civilians watch as the trucks move. Civilians cheer and applaud.
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