French civilians and officers in Vannes, France. French women walk through the streets along the side a pond. Buildings seen at the side of streets. Civilians walk and move on bicycles. Officers inspect equipment. A woman stands near the equipment on a field.
U.S. Army soldiers and and French civilians on the streets in Le Mans, France, a few weeks after its liberation from German occupation in World War 2. Soldiers rest outside a movie house. Shops and cafes seen in the background. GIs, men and women drink outside a sidewalk cafe. A table of three British soldiers is seen. GI trucks pass by in the background. Trucks and tanks come down a street. A French girl gives apples to a truckload of American soldiers. French African soldier and African American soldiers fraternize and shake hands. They smoke cigarettes.
GIs and French civilians on the streets in Le Mans, France. French civilians walk through the streets. American nurses admire French wartime dresses in front of a shop. Interior of the shop. Articles displayed inside the shop. Women look through a window at the merchandise. Exterior of the 'Bar Americans'. A truck passes by. Civilians and officers stand outside the bar. Inside the bar a bar maid pours wine for men. Girls on bicycles look at a shoe store window.
French civilians in the streets in Le Mans, France. Girls walk down the steps of the Hall of Justice with their blouse showing the French flag. French men and women buy cheese from stores. A man talks with soldiers outside a store. A female vendor fills a bowl with cheese and hands over the bowl to an old lady. The old lady puts the bowl in her basket. Civilians stand near by. Exterior of a grocery store. Civilians stand inside the grocery shop. Grocery articles displayed on shelves inside the shop. A French woman sells newspapers to soldiers and civilians. They read the newspapers. Buildings seen in the background. A woman sells photos of French General, Charles De Gaulle. (World War II period).
Cheering Parisians on the streets in Paris, France. A truck loaded with cheering civilians and an American light tank moves through the streets. Trees on either side of the streets. Flying French and British flags on a building. The flag tilted down to Canadians in a jeep. The jeep pulls away from the building and goes through a huge crowd. Cheering Parisians wave arms. A girl kisses a soldier. Soldiers drink from a bottle of wine. A British soldier raises a glass in a toast. French General Charles de Gaulle in the crowd, talking to other French officers. Officers stand near him. A car leaves, trying to make progress through the cheering crowd. Final scene shows allied soldiers talking to or interrogating a line of at least 6 Nazi German officers who were captured and being held prisoner. (World War II period).
Parisian civilians cheer the arrival of foodstuff in Paris, France. A statue in front of a building. Trucks on the streets. Buildings in the background. A group of captured high German officers at a railroad station leaving for internment. Food trucks pass through the city streets. People cheer the arrival of the food trucks. Children talk with soldiers. Bags of supplies are unloaded. A crowd around an army truck loaded with food. French soldiers with truckloads of foodstuffs. Supplies are unloaded from the trucks. Soldiers fraternize with civilians. (World War II period).
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