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Free French 2nd Armored Division tanks fire during street fighting (WW2)

Free French 2nd Armored Division tanks firing guns while parked on a street in Antony, France during World War II. Smoke emanates in the horizon as tank shells hit. M4 Sherman tanks rolling on street. Side view of a Free French M4 Sherman tank (“Auerstedt”) firing its machine gun. Close side view of M4 Sherman tank firing main gun.

Date: 1944, August 25
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079400
French celebrate the awarding of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) with a parade in Paris (WW2)

Parade celebrating the awarding of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to Paris after liberation from Nazi German occupation during World War II. Young Gendarmes act as crowd marshals and smile for the camera during the celebrations in Paris. General Charles de Gaulle salutes to French soldiers in the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). French soldiers photograph General de Gaulle during the ceremonies. French Republican Guards (known at the time as Guard of Paris) hold the French tricolor flag in the Place de la Concorde. General Charles de Gaulle and other officials walking past the stage. General Charles de Gaulle speaks onstage. French soldiers holding flags. French honor guards raise their saber.

Date: 1945, April 2
Duration: 1 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079403
Presentation of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris by General Charles de Gaulle (WW2)

General Charles de Gaulle presents the French Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. At the entrance of the Paris City Hall (Paris Hôtel de Ville Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France), soldiers, Republican Guards, and civilians gather to witness the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Army stands beside the United States flag. A Military Policeman salutes. As the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Liberation, General Charles de Gaulle delivers a speech beside the Paris coat of arms. French politician André le Troquer holds the Paris coat of arms as General de Gaulle talks. Allied generals watch the ceremony. A giant Cross of Liberation, illuminated by spotlights, is unveiled on the pediment of the Hôtel de Ville. Troops salute and sing “la marseillaise”. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc smiling during the ceremony. General Charles de Gaulle, with the Paris City Committee, important French politicians such as André le Troquer and Admiral Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu (also known as Father Louis of the Trinity, O.C.D.), the chancellor of the Ordre de la Libération, pose in front of the Hôtel de Ville.

Date: 1945, April 2
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079408
United States soldiers advance on foot, capturing German soldier in Normandy (WW2)

M4 Sherman tanks and other military vehicles moving through country road in Normandy, France during World War II. Two United States soldiers crouch while advancing alongside road tanks pass by. United States infantry soldiers moving through a village and a forest. Soldiers climb over a fallen tree trunk. Soldiers pass by a dead cow. Soldiers moving in a field. A German prisoner places his hands behind his head after his capture by a United States soldier. United States soldiers walking beside a road. A damged road sign reads “Le Dese … Le Hommet "

Date: 1944, July 25
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079413
United States troops and French citizens examine damaged tanks and German bodies (WW2)

Men find wrecked German tanks in Dompaire, France during World War 2. Two soldiers inspect a damaged Panther tank. Smoke emanates from the damaged German tank as French men approach for clearer view. Two soldiers climb up to inspect the German tank’s body. A soldier stands on top of a soiled German tank. Body of a dead German soldier looking up with eyes and mouth open as seen from an open tank hatch. United States soldiers approach a tilted German tank between a berm and a tree. A German tank with its hatch open. A French woman and child pass by a damaged German tank. Soldier looks at artillery vehicle. Debris and bodies of dead German soldiers lying in front of a horse with cart and damaged houses.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079420
United States troops march in parade along the Avenue des Champs Élysées after Paris liberation (WW2)

French people celebrate the liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany during World War II. Army Jeeps drive towards the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). United States troops, in formation, marching along the Avenue des Champs Élysées toward Arc de Triomphe. Women along sidewalk clapping and flashing the “V” for Victory hand sign. United States Army trucks, with field pieces and soldiers, moving around the Arc de Triomphe. Formation of M20 armored cars. Soldiers in jeeps, shaking hands with French men and women alongside road; field piece being pulled by the jeep. United States troops on trucks extending their hands down, shaking hands with crowd as they move by the Avenue des Champs Élysées. French military band performs in front of the Arc de Triomphe. Little girl on parent’s shoulder claps while watching parade. Two United States soldiers holding flags (one was the United States flag) while marching. M4 Sherman tanks with the United States flag move away from the Arc de Triomphe.

Date: 1944, August 26
Duration: 3 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079428