French civilians take cover behind military vehicles as a German sniper attack interrupts a parade in Paris after the Allied liberation In World War 2. French civilians hide behind a French 2nd Armored Division M3 half-track during the sniper attack. Some are hiding behind a tank. Soldier makes hand gestures on top of a vehicle in front of Hôtel de Crillon (10 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France). Crowds disperse in front of Hôtel de Crillon in the Place de la Concorde. French people running.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters during a parade in Paris after Allied liberation (World War 2). FFI fighters victoriously marching with French tricolor flags and rifles at the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). Civilians watch the parade on the side of the plaza. Some people are seen clapping. A U.S. Army Jeep with soldiers drives near marching FFI fighters and French guards. A Piper Cub flies low near the crowds. Men and women hold United States, French and British flags and signs “Vive de Gaulle”, “Allies”, on top of a Free French trucks in front of Hôtel de Crillon (10 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France). Sign on the side of the trucks read “Liberation” with French, England, and United States flags displayed. Piper Cub light aircraft flying over the Arc de Triomphe as seen from the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
A French collaborationist is being made to march on the streets by French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters during World War 2. French collaborator holds his hands up while marching. FFI fighters flank the collaborator while marching. Some FFI fighters walk with bicycles. French civilians watch the collaborator march. Collaborator passes by the Le Café du Musée. Collaborator and FFI fighters enter a building. French people view an abandoned German tank in front of “De Guise” in Rue de Rivoli. Allied tanks driving in Paris.
German prisoners in Paris after liberation of Paris in World War 2. A man looks at a pile of weapons and equipment confiscated from captured German prisoners. Men walking out of a gate. A forlorn German prisoner leans his head on his hand. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters guard and lead German prisoners into the street. FFI fighters play with a defaced portrait of Adolf Hitler. An FFI fighter spins the portrait of Adolf Hitler stuck on the barrel of an M4 Sherman tank machine gun. FFI fighters display the Nazi flag behind the Hitler portrait as men aim their guns at the portrait.
A floating U.S. debarkation port destroyed by German Luftwaffe aricraft attack during World War 2. Makeshift bridge partially submerged. A United States Army truck teeters in bombed bridge. Some United States soldiers stand near a structure destroyed by German forces. A United States Navy ship is listing to port. Violent waves crash on destroyed floating port.
German Panzer division entering a Belgian town in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge (World War 2). A map showing cities (written in German) in the Netherlands, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, and the French Grand Est region. A Panzer infantry division enters a Belgian town. German troops stand on top of Panzer tanks parked near houses. Panzer IV tank on a town street as Belgian civilians standing and with bicycles watch the Panzer division enter their town. Low camera angle view looking upward toward an approaching Panzer V ("Panther") tank on a narrow road. German field marshal Walter Model observes German soldier carrying gasoline container. Three German soldiers with Panzerfaust weapons catching their breath during the cold winter. Field marshal Model talks with an officer and a young soldier (wearing a Stahlhelm painted in white for winter camouflage). Close-up view of a Panzer V tank (Panther) moving, with a German soldier wearing headphones standing up through a hatch on top of the moving tank. Panzer tanks moving through the Ardennes region. 7th Army Wehrmacht soldiers wearing winter coats and machine gun belts moving through muddy roads on foot. The first soldier in the line carries a Panzerfaust also. A soldier carries a spade. An abandoned artillery gun. A dead U.S. soldier lies down beside a Browning M1919 machine gun and machine gun belts. A Panzer V tank turning away in the near distance. Smoke beside a destroyed M4 Sherman tank. Destroyed artillery guns in a Belgian town. Destroyed U.S. Army vehicles in front of damaged houses and trees. Dead American soldiers lying beside destroyed vehicles. A German soldier wearing a camouflaged helmet. A Panzer V "Panther" tank rolling on the street.
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