D-Day invasion of Normandy, France by Allied forces during World War II. Congested beach of Normandy after Allied amphibious landings. Bulldozer moves up in the foreground. Soldiers clean rifles. Dukw (six-wheel drive amphibious truck) moves along road. A soldier with ammunition belt. A soldier reads French dictionary behind AA (antiaircraft) gun. Rolls on wire matting on it in France. Soldier in control tower waves. U.S. Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt fighters coming in to land. Plane being painted with invasion stripes. Soldiers crowd around planes. They talk to pilots. Planes are refueled. Planes taxi and take off.
U.S. soldiers in Laval Pl. du 11 Novembre, 53000 Laval, France) France during World War II. 3rd Division vehicles entering the main square. The Laval City Hall decorated with French flags in the background. 3rd Armored Division tanks, trucks and other vehicles cross a repaired masonry bridge and enter the town. People cheer. A military policeman directs the traffic. French civilians walk across the repaired bridge.
French men and women watch truck loaded with German prisoners in front of the Hotel de la Gare in Granville, France (135 Rue Couraye, 50400 Granville, France ) during World War 2. German prisoners on truck are taken away from Granville, located in the Normandy region. Frenchmen riding their bicycles on the streets after the captured German soldiers are taken as prisoners by the Allied forces. A woman walking with her bicycle as her daughter leads on the street. Storefronts are boarded-up. Signs of storefront are written in French. An Allied Jeep drives past on the street. A dog lazes in front of a store with sign saying “WE SELL BEER BIERE”. A French woman crosses the street. Frenchmen stand near a road sign for the direction and distance to towns of Saint-Pierre-Langers and Avranches.
Free French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc meets with French soldiers in Doucelles, France during World War 2. General Leclerc, wearing his two star helmet and holding his cane, points forward while sitting a Jeep. A motorcycle and Jeep driving in the town of Doucelles passing by a tank. French soldiers attend injured man in the street. Soldier unwraps bandages from the head of the injured man, who briefly flashes a "V" for victory sign. M3 Half Tracks leaving the town of Doucelles, France. A sign reads “Doucelles” alongside the road.
Free French 2nd Armored Division troops in Ballon, France during World War 2. Free French troops assemble for a meeting near army Jeeps. A French soldier speaks while other reads notes. A French soldier climbs on top of an M4 Sherman tank. Free French M4 Sherman tanks and armored vehicles roll through Ballon, France with Jeep and Ford GPA 'Seep'. Road marker reads, "Ballon."
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.
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