Free French 1st Armored Division in Périers, Manche during World War 2. Free French troops on truck wagons, with piles of debris from bombings on the street. Soldiers stand on top of a moving M5 half-track. Behind the M5 half-track is the ruins of Église de Périers (Église Saint-Pierre Place du Général de Gaulle, 50190 Périers, France). The M5 half-track is followed by an army Jeep. A convoy of Red Cross ambulances pass by the Église Saint-Pierre. A French soldier shakes hands with a person sitting in the passenger seat of a Red Cross truck. French soldier leaves. More ambulances follow.
Free French 2nd Armored Division convoy enters Ducey, Normandy during World War 2. French men and women cheering as Free French troops enter Ducey. French women raising their hands while cheering. Sign reads “Centre d’ Accueil” (“Reception center” in English). Lieutenant Philippe de Gaulle, the son of Free France leader General Charles de Gaulle, checking a map in Ducey.
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.
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 "
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.
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.
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