American columns cross the Seine in France during World War 2. Soldiers in boats reach the shore. Civilians stand by the river. General George S Patton's armored division crosses the river on pontoon bridges. The U.S. troops advance towards Paris. Smoke arises due to explosion. Tanks and soldiers firing machine guns beneath the Eiffel tower. The tanks move past the Eiffel Tower. Civilians crouch on the ground. Tanks on the streets. Nazi prisoners marched on the street. Tanks and soldiers fire at Nazis in the German Headquarters at Chamber of Deputies. French soldiers fight German snipers from the streets. A man closes shop and escapes. Allied soldier leads a Nazi waving a white surrender flag across the street. Large group of surrendered German soldiers gathered as prisoners of war on August 25. Traffic around Arc De Triomphe. The French flag raised on a building. The 2nd Armored Division of the Free French Army of Liberation, under French General Philippe Leclerc, parade on Paris streets on August 26. Large crowd gathers to welcome them home. Nazi prisoners march in the streets flanked by Allied soldiers. General Leclerc and his men on tanks. Girls kiss the soldiers. American, British, and French soldiers drinking from wine bottles and celebrating with the crowd.
People on a sightseeing tour of Paris. Civilians board a Bautex-Mouches in front of the Opera House. Tourists visit the Norte Dame Cathedral (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France). People enter the Notre Dame cathedral. French soldiers stand guard at the entrance. People come out after looking at the famous Gothic architectural building. Rear view of the Cathedral.
Socializing and shopping in Paris, France. People sit in a bar. French barmaid smiles as she serves bar regulars their drinks and chats with them. Men and women walking near inexpensive shops along the Avenue Champs-Élysées. Woman enters a shop with sign reading 'Soldes' (‘Sales’ in English). French civilians walk in a flea market on the outskirts of Paris. Shops on either side of the market. Men buy goods from the shops. Customer purchases antique items from an antique shop. Two women browsing for chinaware. Antique items displayed on tables. A man looks at the antique items. The Café de Flore on the left bank of Seine. Men seated at tables drink at the Café de Flore (172, BOULEVARD SAINT-GERMAIN 75006 PARIS).
View from street of a bar and the Hotel Cité du Midi Pigalle in the Montmartre, Paris, France. Men and woman stand at the doorway of bar. Man and woman come and enter the hotel next door. A woman approaches a man and talks to him as he walks down the street. The man shakes his head and continues to walk. Man and woman enter the Hotel. Neon signage “PIGALLE”.
Parisian nightlife in Rue Pigalle. A sector in Pigalle, Paris. A sign highlights the name 'Pigalle'. Traffic on the street. People cross the street. A restaurant named 'Narcisse'. A neon sign reads 'Sphinx'. Le Sphinx nightclub across Pigall’s. Pigall’s on the right side of Rue Pigalle (77 Rue Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, 75009 Paris, France).
The opening of a Stage Door Canteen in Paris, France. Allied soldiers, sailors, women soldiers, French girls, and civilians arrive for the opening of the Canteen in Paris. A guard directs the people. Army band plays on stage. People clap after the first performance. People watch them and talk. Allied flags displayed on the wall. People stand as the band plays the French, British and United States National Anthems. (World War II period).
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