Aftermaths of Allied bombings in France during World War II. French civilians cheer and clap in a street in France as they celebrate arrival of American soldiers. French flag being carried through the crowd. American soldiers on a tank, pet a cat, as they smile. French civilians walk through a wreckage of buildings in a narrow gorge near a bridge. Damaged buildings as a result of Allied bombings. A wrecked railway bridge over a stream as a railway track hangs from the bridge. A repaired bridge nearby as vehicles move over it. Damaged vehicles along a road as American soldiers and vehicles move past them.
United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) P-61 Black Widows in France during World War II. Three P-61s parked on an air base in France. An airman in the cockpit of an airplane. Other man works on the airplane. 'Wandering Wench II' written on the airplane. The airplanes take off and fly in formation. A P-61 strafes a German V-1 flying bomb cruise missile which explodes. Three P-61s fly in formation.
U.S. tanks and infantry advance in France during World War II. The tanks enter Laval. Military cars drive past along the tanks. Civilians cheer and wave to the troops on the tanks. Soldiers eat while they move along a road on military tanks. The civilians give water to the soldiers. The civilians tear down German posters. Officials fly a flag of the United States, France and Russia from a balcony. Civilians on cycles watch the troops on trucks as they advance. A pet dog with the soldiers on a tank. Military trucks with soldiers advance through Rennes. The soldiers move across a Bailey bridge on a river in Laval.
German soldiers in France during World War II. A few German soldiers beside artillery aimed at aircraft in the sky. Views of large numbers of American bomber aircraft flying overhead on the way to a daylight bombing raid. Damaged buildings in France. Several U.S. aircraft in flight. Bomb damage in the city. Men walking among the debris. Debris strewn on the ground. American prisoners moving in columns. The prisoners seated in an area. German Waffen-SS General Sepp Dietrich talking with other officers. Waffen-SS troops in tree forest terrain during a counterattack. The German soldiers fire artillery and smoke rises from explosions. View of several German tanks. German infantry advancing through Bayeux and artillery fired at enemy positions. Explosions and smoke rising from the areas. German troops moving on tanks.
U.S. troops in cities in France during World War II. Equipment on docks in Naples. A few dirigibles in flight over the dock. Several aircraft in flight. Paratroops of U.S. 7th Army coming down over Southern France. The soldiers advancing and firing. Smoke and flames rise from explosions. The soldiers on tanks advancing and firing. German prisoners being led by U.S. troops. The prisoners walking in columns on a path. The civilians of Marseilles on the streets welcome U.S. troops. U.S. troops marching on the streets. People waving to the troops. A large crowd gathered on the streets waving to the tanks moving past on the streets. Prisoners with their hands behind their heads are led. German soldiers in Lyon firing at U.S. troops entering the city. A hospital building catches fire. Patients being evacuated on stretchers from the building. U.S. troops on trucks moving along a road. People shaking hands with soldiers on trucks. View of the crowd on the streets.
The damage at Toulon Harbor after the Allied attack on France during World War II. A map of France. Toulon Harbor after Allied bombings. A field gun at the harbor. Damaged buildings at a torpedo plant. Men inspect the plant. Sea Fort on the top of a mountain. A close up of the fort. A wrecked 88 mm gun. Men inspect the gun. Fort De La Croix Faron built in 1873. A jeep drives across a bridge. French coastal guns set up at strategic points near the fort. A wrecked naval gun. A soldier stands in front of the gun. A soldier looks at guns.
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