French 1st Army troops in Colmar, France, during World War 2. Two French officers looking at a map spread on the front part of a jeep. A gun on the jeep. French soldiers lying on the ground and looking through binoculars. A soldier with a gun beside him. Soldiers with automatic rifles lying on the ground and firing. The soldiers among bushes with the guns. The soldiers getting up and running. They lie on the ground. Grenades explode. The soldiers advance forward. A French soldier hurls a grenade and lies on the ground. A phosphorous grenade bursts. The soldiers running through the smoke. The soldiers on the ground.
Troops of the 1st French Army assemble in a courtyard in Colmar, France, during World War 2. They proceed out on patrols past camouflaged tanks. A dead German soldier on the ground. A halftrack passes carrying French troops, one holding his hand up in a "V" for victory. Debris from battle is seen everywhere.
French troops in Colmar, France during World War II. Two French officers at an observation post. Commander of the French II Corps General Edgard de Larminat, holding a stick in his hand, with Commanding General of II French Corps General de Montsabert who holds a newspaper in his hand. An officer comes with binoculars. General Larminat takes the paper and looks at it. Two officers near General de Montsabert. General Larminat looks through binoculars. The Generals converse.
V-E Day celebrations in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Fountains in front of the tower. A large crowd rejoicing on the victory day. A large crowd in front of a building. Streets filled with people. Men and women move along the streets. A large crowd in front of a gateway across a road. People hold up posters of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. A few people move on the streets seated in trucks. A woman reading a newspaper which carries victory news. A man and a woman walk along a path reading the newspaper. Newspaper vendors selling the newspapers. A large group of people buying the newspapers. A woman carrying a small girl. A soldier kissing a woman. (World War II period).
Repatriation of French prisoners of war in Paris, France after World War II. Several trucks loaded with freed French prisoners of war moving along a road in Paris. People on both sides of the road wave to the men on the trucks. Men and women standing behind barriers on the road wave. The repatriated prisoners wave to them. Men leaning from the trucks, and shaking hands and embracing people. Several people around the truck. The trucks moving along the road. Repatriates getting down from the trucks with their belongings. A repatriate embracing a civilian. A girl running alongside a truck moving with the prisoners. The girl embracing a repatriate. Several people in the background.
Repatriated French soldiers are welcomed at a reception center in Paris.The move in an informal line and are given refreshments by a young woman. The reception center is decorated with bunting. A portrait of Charles de Gaulle is displayed on the wall.
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