French men and women welcome the Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Luce, France during World War 2. Smiling French men and women. Soldiers and crowds gather outside a hotel in Luce, France. French tricolor flags are hanging on house windows. A man pours wine for a French soldier. A woman offers a tray of sliced bread to a soldier. French troops assemble for a meeting in the town center. A soldier takes notes. A soldier speaks beside a soldier smoking. Soldiers drinking coffee offered by an old French lady with coffee pot. Elderly French woman pours wine for a soldier. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc on a moving Jeep. Soldiers at the border of Le Mans. A sign reads “LE MANS 113 400”. Military vehicles parked in roadside.
A French man throws a rock at a store window displaying an Adolf Hitler poster in La Ferté-Macé, Normandy, France during World War II. . Man kicks damaged store window to create a bigger hole in the glass. Angry French men seize the Adolf Hitler poster and light it on fire. French townspeople and soldiers crowd outside the “Au Caveau” and “Charcuterie” shops. A group of French townspeople smiling beside a soldier.
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.
A Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank fires down on a street in Antony, France during World War 2. Rear view of tank as it fires machine gun and then a shell. French soldiers and parked vehicles crowd the street behind the tank. French soldiers sitting on M3 half-tracks. German soldiers place their hands behind their heads after their surrender to French troops and resistance fighters.
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.
French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters lead away captured German soldiers out of La Grange Aux Cercles in France during World War 2. French soldiers and civilians look on as German prisoners march with their hands on their heads. A soldier loads a camera with film as he stands on top of an armored vehicle. French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters and German prisoners marching on the streets. An elderly French Forces Interior (FFI) fighter looks at the camera with a smile . Rear view of German prisoners marching as they pass a building with sign "Hotel Du Cadran."
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