Explosions in a French village in Isigny, France during World War II, three days after the D-Day invasion of France. Smoke rises due to explosion. The civilians pick up their personal gear. Damage and burning ruins in the village. Three U.S. soldiers look at the burning building. A U.S. Army signalman speaks on a telephone. A soldier stands beside him holding a gun. Three U.S. soldiers run a spool of communications wire across the ground towards smoking buildings. A U.S. jeep carrying wounded and flying a red cross flag drives through ruined village. French civilians gathered with soldiers. One French man speaks to a U.S. soldiers.
United States soldiers greeted in Milly, France. View of an island from a rowboat. U.S. soldiers walk in single file along the sides of street in Milly, France, and are greeted by civilians. The civilians standing on either side of a road. Local officials speak to a large gathering of citizens. Townspeople parade down a street, led by several citizents playing musical instruments. An M4 Sherman tank maneuvers past a soldier and a horse. Truckloads of U.S. soldiers move along a road.
Allied Invasion of Montélimar, Southern France during Operation Dragoon of World War II. Map of Southern France shows Montélimar and Allied “Pincer” strategy to trap German forces. American soldiers fire heavy artillery and German batteries respond in kind. Retreating German troops and tanks leave much war materiel behind. Seventh United States Army tanks and trucks advance through streets. Huge black smoke cloud rises from a fire. Several German prisoners of war are captured by Allied forces. 191st tank destroyer battalion advances.
Natzweiler-Struthof (or Natwiller-Struthof), a German concentration camp and extermination camp, in France used by the Nazis for political prisoners from Belgium and France during World War II. A U.S. soldier examines urns used for ashes of victims. A crematorium, blood stained coffins and a gas chamber at the camp. An examination or experiment procedure table with indented fluid drains, that drains into a sink below.
U.S. soldiers in Laval Pl. du 11 Novembre, 53000 Laval, France) France during World War II. 3rd Division vehicles entering the main square. The Laval City Hall decorated with French flags in the background. 3rd Armored Division tanks, trucks and other vehicles cross a repaired masonry bridge and enter the town. People cheer. A military policeman directs the traffic. French civilians walk across the repaired bridge.
Free French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc meets with French soldiers in Doucelles, France during World War 2. General Leclerc, wearing his two star helmet and holding his cane, points forward while sitting a Jeep. A motorcycle and Jeep driving in the town of Doucelles passing by a tank. French soldiers attend injured man in the street. Soldier unwraps bandages from the head of the injured man, who briefly flashes a "V" for victory sign. M3 Half Tracks leaving the town of Doucelles, France. A sign reads “Doucelles” alongside the road.
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