A German canteen in German occupied France during World War II. French refugees are fed at the canteen in Paris. The Basilica of the Sacre Coeur (The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France). A Nazi banner for the canteen. French civilians in lines under the banner. Large milk cans on tables. Children stand in line for food. German officers supervise the food distribution. Children collect food. Volunteers serve food to the refugees. Men, women, elderly people, and children receive food. A woman sits and eats her food. Refugees crowd around a soldier.
The German invasion of France during World War II. German troops capture the huge fortress of Verdun during Battle of France. German infantrymen march through Verdun. Smoke due to explosions and bombardment nearby. A German Commander examines the Fort de Marre. Various views of bombed works on the Maginot Line, including ouvrages, casemates, shelters, observatories, blockhouses, and armored cloches. German officers and soldiers stand beside a gun fortificaiton and discuss war strategy. German tanks and personnel carriers advance quickly on a road.
Paris in Vichy France during World War II. The Gare du Nord (18 Rue de Dunkerque, 75010 Paris, France) in German occupied Paris. Traffic outside the station. A sign for German troops transport. German soldiers inside the station. A German troop train with a Nazi flag on the engine arrives. German officers and soldiers get off the train. Waiting soldiers greet the new arrivals. A sign reads 'No exit for soldiers' in English and German. The officers exit the station past German guards.
Allied troops enter Paris, France during World War II. A large number of French civilians gathered on either side of a street. Civilians cheer and wave after their liberation from Nazi German rule. People clap and wave. the Opera House (Palais Garnier, Pl. de l'Opéra, 75009 Paris, France) in the background. A tank moves past the Opera House. The Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Women collaborators in Paris, France, in the Chatou suburb of Paris, France, during World War II. Women who collaborated with the Nazi German forces have just had their heads shaved, and then leave a balcony down a stair and walk in a single file through the crowd. A woman collaborator crying. They walk past French civilians gathered on either side of the street. Two French women stand close to each other. Women collaborators lined up.
A delegation of former war correspondents from the United States visits Normandy, France, 25 years after the Allied invasion of France during World War II. The correspondents gather around a display depicting the beaches and landing sites during the invasion. A military helicopter parked on a nearby field. The helicopter lifts off and flies away over a beach.
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