German prisoners are led out of Paris during Allied liberation of Paris during World War 2. M3 half-tracks roll into Paris as French citizens watch from sidewalks in front of the Hotel Scribe at 1 Rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France. M3 half-tracks carry Allied soldiers guarding captured German prisoners. Union Jack (United Kingdom) flags are hanging on buildings. German prisoners hold their hands up on board a half-track. Happy French men and women cheer and waving.
French citizens take cover and run from sniper attack in Paris during World War 2 liberation of Paris. A British soldier with a pistol crouches beside a Jeep. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) resistance fighters and civilians take cover behind Jeeps and other motorized vehicles. Nurses and medics run through the street as snipers fire at people. A man walking on top of a Le Rallye shop.
United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Omar Bradley and French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc mingle with French citizens near the Arc de Triomphe after the Liberation of Paris in World War 2. General Eisenhower salutes as he approaches a crowd. A French 2nd Armored Division Jeep is parked nearby. French men and women clapping near Generals Eisenhower, Bradley, and Leclerc. Crowds gathered as the three generals stand in front of the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). General Eisenhower board a staff car. Staff car with General Eisenhower drives through the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, being escorted by trucks of soldiers following behind. General Omar Bradley waves and smiles while sitting on the passenger seat of a U.S. Army Jeep. Staff car with Allied flags convoy with military vehicles. General Bradley alights from Jeep. General Eisenhower meets Generals Bradley and Leclerc and more military officers on the sidewalk. A sign reads “Montrouge Radio” can be read behind General Bradley. General Eisenhower boards the staff car. Staff car drives away.
A United States soldier on top of a truck leans over to kiss a French woman during celebrations of liberation of Paris in World War 2. French woman smiles after being kissed by a soldier. United States and United Kingdom flags displayed on storefront. Soldier kisses another French woman as crowd form around truck. Soldier shake hands with French men, women and a young girl. Soldier kiss the cheeks of French girls as their fathers raise them. A woman wearing a floral dress shake hands with soldiers. View of the Notre Dame de Paris (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France) from the Quai de Montebello. Tanks cross the Pont au double (Pont au Double, 75004 Paris, France) to Île de la Cité.
A United States Army Piper Cub air show over the Arc de Triomphe after the Liberation of Paris during World War 2. Piper Cub takes off from the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, in front of the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). The light aircraft circles over Arc de Triomphe. A motorcycle drives in Avenue des Champs-Élysées. U.S. Army Piper Cub moving towards the Arc de Triomphe in Avenue des Champs-Élysées after its touchdown. The Piper Cub slightly turns. Pilot of the Piper Cub smiles before getting off the aircraft.
United States soldiers with live chicken and drink cognac with French people after the Liberation of Paris during World War 2. A United States soldier with a live chicken on top of an M4 Sherman tank. A live white chicken pecks its feathers. Soldiers drink cognac while talking to a crowd of French people. A man pours cognac for a soldier. French men view a French 2nd Armored Division Piper Cub parked on a sidewalk. French men and women cycling with their bicycles on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
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