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Snowball fight after end of the German occupation in Paris, France (WW2)
French civilians and United States soldiers engage in friendly snowball fights in Paris during World War II. A snowball fight at the Avenue Champs-Élysées. French civilians and American soldiers throw snowballs at each other. Civilians throw snowballs at a United States Army truck outside the Aux Trois-Quartiers department store (23 Bd de la Madeleine, 75001 Paris, France), in front of the La Madeleine church. A uniformed woman throws a snowball and laughs. French civilians throw snowballs at a moving Jeep. A French man chases after a girl while others throw snowballs at him. The French woman struggles playfully from the man. A group of French girls throwing snowballs at each other. A United States soldier holds a camera to record snowball fights in Paris. A United States soldier and a French girl stroll through the snow at the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). The Luxor Obelisk is seen.
FFI fight against German troops in Paris, France during World War II.
Liberation of France from German troops during World War II. German half trucks, tanks and infantry move on the streets of Paris in France during la liberation de paris. Arc de Triomphe. French men put posters announcing the liberation of France from German control. Posters appeal to people for their cooperation in liberation efforts. FFI ( French Forces of Interior ) trucks in streets of Paris. Snipers fire from windows at the German troops.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) clear the way for Allied troops in Paris.
August 1944: French patriots clear the way for Allied troops in Paris. A map shows entry of Allied troops into France. French patriots draw and distribute hidden arms. Frenchmen march towards Paris. Demolition fires set by the Germans throughout the city. Quiet streets and areas of the city before the August uprising. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) Headquarters. FFI men in hideouts. A FFI command post in the city. The members map strategy and prepare arms and ammunition. A woman with a sleeve band with the letters FFI and the Free French Cross of Lorraine insignia. FFi men and women erect barricades throughout the city. Men load rifles. German tanks advance. FFI men in a street fight. A wounded African French man is helped to safety. French patriots behind barricades. A burning vehicle on the road. Smoke from explosions. A man near a wounded on the street. French man and woman disarm a German soldier. German Panther tanks flee. The French take German soldiers prisoners. (World War II period).
British soldiers fight the Nazis in Lisieux and General Charles De Gaulle visits Chartres en route to Paris liberation
British soldiers enter the town of Lisieux, France. Armed British soldiers patrol the streets. Soldiers walk past the destroyed buildings. Firing and bombardment. Soldiers and British tanks fire at Nazis hiding in the town. A French civilian woman brings a glass of water and a pitcher to a prone British soldier firing at German positions from a street corner. Soldier prone firing a machine gun. People in the town of Chartres, a center of resistance. A young woman resistance soldier talks to an Allied French soldier. French General Charles De Gaulle and other officers greeted by the town on August 23, 1944. De Gaulle addressed the town to commend their resistance. De Gaulle looks at the Chateau de Rambouillet in Rambouillet, France, from where he directed the French armored divisions in their push to Paris. Views of the palace, gardens, and a lake at the Chateau de Rambouillet with Charles De Gaulle standing beside the lake. (World War II period).
Events of World War 2, and creation of United Nations Organization following the surrender of Germany and Japan
Summary of World War II events and formation of the United Nations Organization. Soviet troops on Eastern Front of Europe fire artillery on German positions in 1944. Russian troops advance. German soldiers come out of buildings and surrender. Allied Forces land in France on D-Day. Allied troops and tanks fight Germans on streets in towns and villages of France. U.S. Army tanks fire at German positions. Various groups of German prisoners of war march along roads and are herded into prison camps operated by American and British forces. In 1945, the Allied leaders meet at Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula to discuss Allied military strategy in the final months of WWII. Leaders included British PM Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. The meeting of U.S. and Soviet Russian troops at the Elbe River. German Nazi Swastika symbol blown up in explosion atop Zeppelinfeld Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg. Aerial view of Berlin in ruins, as seen from low-flying aircraft flying directly over the Unter den Linden boulevard and the Brandenburg Gate. Wrecked and bombed German buildings seen everywhere. German officials signing surrender instrument at Rheims. U.S. President Harry S Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam Conference. U.S. Marines battling on beaches of Pacific Islands. Iconic shot of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima. Aerial view of bombed and ruined city of Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese surrender to MacArthur aboard the battleship USS Missouri. General MacArthur speaks aboard Missouri. Victory celebrations all across the world, with some scenes from earlier V-E Day (Victory in Europe) day in May 1945, including crowds celebrating in Paris, France, and some scenes on V-J Day (Victory over Japan day) in August 1945. Crowds on streets celebrate. Happy crowds jam streets. Delegates of Nations, among them Andrei Gromyko and Vyascheslav Molotov meet in San Francisco and create a United Nations organization. Truman arrives at signing of UN charter. Various delegates sign charter. U.S. troops disembark troop carrier ships at U.S. ports and are discharged after completing military service in World War 2. Group of U.S. Army soldiers exits a church (the Chapel at Fort Dix, New Jersey), waving their discharge papers in hand.
Parisians, monuments, and public places in Paris prior to its occupation by the Germans during World War II.
The city of Paris prior to German occupation during World War II. A large crowd of Parisians during a celebration near the Madeleine Church (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). The Notre Dame de Paris gargoyles. The Eiffel Tower (Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France). A gargoyle is perched from the Notre Dame Cathedral (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France), overlooking Paris. People dine in a restaurant. Neon signs and lit up shops at night. Parisians seated at sidewalk cafes. Shops on a street. People drink at bars and in night clubs. Fireworks at night. The lit Obelisk and Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Sellers with their goods in a vegetable market. People shopping for fruits and vegetables. A man sells bread on a cart. Pedestrians and cars at the Paris Metropolitan. A Metropolitain subway sign atop the steps of a metro entrance. Monuments, buildings, and the Seine River. A ferry in the Seine. Pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the streets. Workers use a delivery van to distribute newspapers. The Eternal Light, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, and sculptures at the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France).
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