New York Daily News, August 26, 1944, headline reads 'Nazis yield, Paris freed'. United States soldiers carry American flag on a tank into Paris during World War II. Celebrating French population cheer on Allied soldiers after the withdrawal of German forces from the French capital. Aerial view of huge crowd near The Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France).
General Charles De Gaulle with other officers visits the Free French heavy Destroyer, Le Triomphant, in Algiers. The names "A Scheer" and "Deutchland" are painted on torpedoes fastened to the ship. Sailor blows bugle as General de Gaulle emerges from a gangway. Entire crew is in dress uniform. The gereral visits a submarine, where French crew is lined up at attention. An honor guard with fixed bayonets, on the pier. View of Free French naval flag. The flag of Forces Navales Francaises Libres (FNFL).
A British Airways Short S23 C flying boat, arriving from Khartoum,comes in for water landing in Cairo. British Commander-in-Chief, in the Middle East, Field Marshal Sir Archibald Wavell and French General Georges Catroux conversing on a boat, among a group of people. British Airways launch brings Officers (passengers) from the flying boat. General Charles De Gaulle seen with Marshal Wavell and British Chief Air Marshal Sir Arthur Murray Longmore together with French General Catroux. General de Gaulle walks gangway off the boat and stands with the British Marshals, on shore. . Brief view of British Marshals in downtown, Cairo.
General Charles De Gaulle addresses the people in France. The French guards stand in a line. Several people around watch. The General and the other officers move. General De Gaulle stands on a raised platform and speaks to the people. Several microphones on the platform. The officers around the platform. The crowd listen to the General. Few people with umbrellas. Several people hold flags. The general moves towards the French guards. Other officers look on.
General Charles De Gaulle at the Paris Victory Parade in Paris, France after World War II. The French troops lined on the path. Buildings in view. Huge crowd on the sides of the road. Army band and the guards on one side. General Charles De Gaulle arrives at the ceremony with other officers. The General walks along the road with other American and French officers. A man sets a camera on a tripod stand. The General awards medals to officers. Another man takes pictures with a camera held in a hand. Officers look on. Troops in rows on the other side of the road. Few officers stand at the back and watch the event. Few buildings in view.
The members of the Cuban Cabinet at the Capitol building in Havana, Cuba. The Capitol building in Havana. A motorcade drives through an archway at the entrance to the Capitol building. A crowd gathered on the side of the road. Guards on the road. The members of the Cuban Cabinet climbs up the stairs and enters the Capitol. Guards on either side of the stairs. The officials inside the building, for the new Cabinet, formed by President Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada, meet on debt crisis. The officials on a large balcony on the Capitol. The crowd gathered outside the building wave to the officials. President Carlos Manuel de Cespedes y Quesada and other officials, seated and standing in two rows, pose for photograph. View at harbor with ship at dock and armed military or militia gathered at stern of ship. View from a moving boat of various ships anchored in Havana harbor including the U.S. Navy Destroyer USS Claxton (DD-140).
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