French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and other officers inspect French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers, many of them Spahis, during World War 2. French soldiers play trumpets and present arms. General Jacques Philippe Leclerc arrives with other officials, including Colonel Dics. General Leclerc speaking to a soldier. General Leclerc inspects equipment and soldiers. An officer points out with a stick as General Leclerc inspect troops in line. General Leclerc and other officials inspect soldiers and vehicles. Soldiers board two military vehicles parked beside a Red Cross ambulance. General Leclerc speaking with officers, with the Red Cross symbol behind Leclerc. General Leclerc and officers inspect soldiers in vehicles.
Honor guards present arms to General Jacques Philippe Leclerc in England during World War 2. The French flag on flagpole. Cows grazing and laying down on the pasture in front of Dalton-Holme headquarters of General Jacques Philippe Leclerc French honor guards, possibly Moroccan Spahis, present arms as General Jacques Philippe Leclerc walks past them and gets into a car. French honor guards led by a bugler marches off after the car carrying General Leclerc leaves.
French civilians welcome the arrival of the first Free French troops during the liberation of La Haye du Puits in World War 2. M3 half-tracks of the Free French 2nd Armored division pass by the streets of La haye du Puits. People waving at the soldiers on M3 half-tracks as they pass by the 39 I. Lebarbanchon boulangerie and graineterie (“bakery and grainery” in English). French men and women waving at soldiers in front of the Le Coley bourrellerie (“saddlery” in English) and the Lebarbanchon Boulangerie. Two French women and a man waving happily. Shopfronts are damaged from bombardment. Free French 2nd Armored division truck passes by waving French women and their children in front of the “T LA GNEL”.
French civilians welcome the arrival of the first Free French troops during the liberation of La Haye du Puits in World War 2. French boys in bicycles ride past a boarded-up storefront named “M. Gigory Tapisserie Literie …” (“M. Gigorie Tapestry Beddings … “ in English ). The French flag is waving above the storefront. M4 Sherman of the Free French 2nd Armored division pass by the Tapisserie shop, Le Coley bourrellerie (“saddlery” in English) and the Lebarbanchon Boulangerie. Shop windows and buildings show damage from bombings. French men, women and children wave at incoming Free French soldiers. French children waving happily at the soldiers.
The arrival of the first Free French troops in La Haye du Puits during the Normandy invasion in World War 2. French women watch Free French 2nd Armored division trucks pass by the street. A horse partially blocks the view. A Free French 2nd Armored division M4 Sherman tank move past the street. Three men with a horse cart talking as Free French military vehicles zoom past the street. In the street are buildings with storefronts “G. Renault” and “CAFÉ-RESTAURANT”. The French tricolor flag flies above the “G. Renault” storefront. A French woman with a basket of flowers, another woman and a boy stand on the street. A sign written “PERCEPTION” near the two women and boy. A woman holding a flower basket throws flowers at passing Free French troops trucks. French woman offers and tosses a rose to a passing tank. Storefront on the street says “MARQUES”. Woman waves at soldiers arriving in Le Haye du Puits.
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.
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