British and Canadian forces defeat Nazi German 7th Army in Normandy, France. German troops surrender. Allied troops and M4 Sherman tanks cross a bridge. Canadian Commander in Chief General Harry Crerar is given instructions from British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery. Field Marshal Montgomery rides a Jeep. Canadian bombers fleet in flight. Aircraft drop bombs in Normandy. Allied soldiers enter Laval, France. A statue of Jesus crucified on a cross. The Allied forces patrol on street. French civilians. Soldiers fire artillery. Abandoned and overturned German Sdkfz.251 half-tracks and damaged Pz.IV tank. (World War II period).
German troops advance with Panther tanks near Rhine River in France. Western Front map. German soldiers on tanks move on road. German officers look at the map and converse with each other. Troops advance. Trucks move in forest area. 'Moncel-les' written on a building. United States prisoners taken near Luneville in France. German soldiers patrol on streets. Damaged buildings and debris. (World War II period).
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) press conference at Palais Chaillot (1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75016 Paris, France) in Paris, France. The press conference is held by Anthony Eden, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Great Britain and Earl Alexander, Minister of Defense, Tunis. Anthony Eden and Earl Alexander walk into the conference hall and take their place on a stage. Earl Alexander states that he joins Anthony Eden in paying a tribute to Lord Ismay and members of the Secretariat. Reporters and correspondents take notes. Photographers take pictures.
United States soldiers during liberation of Paris, France. United States troops aboard tanks drive past on a street in France. French civilians look from their balconies. Civilians on the road speak to U.S. soldiers. Major General Leonard T. Gerow in an army jeep drives past the crowd on the road. A French woman speaks with the Major General in the jeep. (World War II period).
Spanish artist Salvador Dali walks in Vincennes Zoo, Paris, France, holding a small canvas and easel. He is accompanied by several newsmen. Dali setting up his easel. Photographers take pictures. Dali paints seated in front of an open area separated by a wall and moat, from a rhinoceros standing in front of him. He paints a surrealistic picture of the rhinoceros' horn. A group of spectators watch from a distance. View of the artist with his painting. Two French zookeepers look at the painting and signify their lack of appreciation. Salvador Dali shows his painting in Vincennes Zoo (Paris Zoological Park, Av. Daumesnil, 75012 Paris, France).
Inauguration ceremony of a Baby Dior shop in Paris, France. Princess Grace of Monaco arrives at the Baby Dior Montaigne store (Baby Dior, 26 Av. Montaigne, 75008 Paris, France). Dior designer Marc Bohan greets Princess Grace. Princess Grace cuts the ribbon. Ornamental swan adorns the storefront of Baby Dior. The shop has clothes from infants to school age kids. Princess Grace inspects the products of Baby Dior by fashion designer Christian Dior. Clothes and children's accessories inside the shop.
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