M4 Sherman tanks firing into the town of Dombasle, France during World War 2. Thick smoke forms behind trees in Dombasle. Explosion in Dombasle after M4 Sherman tanks fire artillery. Three United States soldiers stand behind a wall while observing their surroundings. Infantry soldiers advance towards Dombasle with tanks. Soldiers wade through a deep creek, holding rifles above their heads. Soldiers running in battlefield, near tanks. Side view of tank firing machine gun. Gun barrel of tank.
A long line of wrecked German Army vehicles seen near Chambois, France, during the Battle of Chambois in World War II. Debris and supplies are seen scattered in the forest near the abandoned vehicles. United States Army soldiers inspect items left in the vehicles. An injured German soldier is escorted by U.S. soldiers. An Allied soldier walking past burned cars on the road.
French soldiers on top of a French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank with label “L’ZAGRODZKI” near Paris, France during World War II. Badge of the French 2nd Armored Division on tank. 2nd Armored Division tanks moving towards Paris. Close up view of a carved stone pillar depicting a military official (probably Marshal Philippe Pétain).
Captured German troops in Paris, France during World War II. French civilians inspect bodies of dead Germans on sidewalk along street. Closer view of bodies of dead German soldiers in Paris. French civilians walk away from the dead bodies. Crowds of French civilians on Avenue de la Elysees near Arc de Triomphe. A French man hands his baby to a soldier. French civilians happily waving and celebrating after the liberation of Paris from German occupation.
The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. An animated map depicts the German attack on Dunkirk. The map depicts advancing German forces and retreating British, French and Belgian forces. View of British Expeditionary Force soldiers firing artillery, and of French soldiers firing artillery, as German forces continue to close in. Germans advance on Dunkirk in France. German soldiers take aim and fire artillery. German artillery guns behind nets. Explosions in the battlefield. German soldiers communicate over the radio. They take cover under enemy fire. Machine gun fire. German tanks advance at high speed. German soldiers on foot advance amid explosions on the battlefield. German soldiers climb onto tanks. German troops eat and drink beer while they rest. The British forces on camouflaged tanks. British and French troops board British boats and ships during the Dunkirk Evacuation (Operation Dynamo).
The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. German soldiers enter the sandbagged Notre-Dame of Laon cathedral in Laon, France. They take a look around. Pillars and arches inside the church cathedral. A soldier plays the pipe organ in the cathedral nave. A French woman washes clothes in a stream. Little boys play by a fountain in a town. An elderly carpenter in a workshop. A woman irons clothes in a room. Civilians on a street. Pedestrians and cyclists move about. A crowd outside the 'Radiobecks' radio store on the street. Men, women and children listen to an occupation broadcast in French. Soldiers battle in fields. Machine gun fire.
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