The conditions of Verdun and surrounding after the Battle of Verdun, France, during World War I. Wrecked buildings near the Meuse River. A wrecked bridge over the river Meuse. French soldiers walk on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. Military vehicles pass on the street. French soldiers stand outside a building. Ruins of buildings and rubble near the river Meuse. Trees in the area. Interior of the wrecked Verdun Cathedral (7 Pl. Mgr Ginisty, 55100 Verdun, France).
The Second Armistice at Compiegne is signed between Nazi Germany and France at Compiegne, France on 22th June, 1940 during World War II. Seen are German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and German officers, including Deputy Fuhrer, Rudolf Hess; General Wilhelm Keitel; German Foreign Minister, Joachim von Ribbentrop; strolling past German Army honor guards on their way to railway carriage number 2419D, in which the First Armistice in World War I was signed. (Hitler had it removed from the museum where it had been stored, and brought to this location) A band plays the German National Anthem. French General Charles Huntziger, head of the French delegation, and Rear Admiral Maurice R. Leluc enter the railway carriage. Huntziger, Leluc, and French Ambassador Leon Noel are seen seated int the carriage. Huntziger signs the armistice document. General Wilhelm Keitel presents the document to Hitler, outside the train. He gives Hitler a pen, which they drop and pick up again, and Hitler signs. General Huntziger, Ambassador Noel, and Admiral Leluc leave the rail car. Hitler stretches his arms gleefully, rubs his stomach and kicks ups his heels.
A large crowd gathers outside the City Hall (17 Rue de la République, 06500 Menton, France) in Menton, France during World War II. Barber shaves hair of a girl collaborationist as people stand in the background look at her and mock her. Another female Nazi German-collaborator stands among the viewers. A barber shaves the head of a young woman as she sits in a chair and large crowd watches her outside the City Hall.
Battalion of British Manchester Regiment occupying "Dantzig Alley" trench, near Mametz, after capturing it during Battle of the Somme in France, during World War 1. A captured German 17cm Trench Mortar. Ambulatory wounded British soldiers seen among other troops at their army post, near Minden, France.
“Victory in Europe” Day in Paris, France. Cars, buses and bicycles and pedestrians head toward the Avenue de Champs-Élysées with Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in the background. With lone bicyclist ahead of them, masses of people march on the Champs-Élysées to celebrate Victory in Europe Day during World War II. People carrying flags of Allies march on a street. French Honor Guard stands by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at base of Arc de Triomphe. Wreaths placed on the ground. People holding American flag and flags of Allied nations stand around the Arc de Triomphe, during ceremonies.
Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) celebrations, in Paris, France- marking the end of World War II in Europe. United States Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft flies over Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). People gather in large numbers to celebrate the end of World War 2, in Europe. A group of people at Arc de Triomphe waves a French flag. People gathered in large numbers. Allied flags carried by people. A man reads a newspaper with a headline that reads 'Victory'.
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