A French Air Force P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft on an airfield. Damaged tail of the aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit of the airplane. Aircraft taxis short distance with wrecked tail, as debris near a wrecked hangar blows about from the prop wash. French and American soldiers examine the wrecked tail of the aircraft. (World War II period).
French civilian refugees on snow covered road during winter, World War II. French refugees prepare their carts filled with household goods. An old woman with basket sits on top of a cart. A young child sits on a wooden wagon. Elderly French civilians carry their belongings and trek on foot. French refugees move along a snowy road with horses and oxen pulling carts. Women pushing their carts as they leave their village. A boy pulls a sled carrying a sack. He catches up with his parents. A United States Jeep drives past the refugees on the road. A dog pulls a cart, helped by a boy. Another dog also helps to pull a cart. Two boys and their pet dog leave their village. Faces of distraught French refugees. United States troops watch the convoy of refugees leaving town.
The city of Paris prior to German occupation during World War II. A large crowd of Parisians during a celebration near the Madeleine Church (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). The Notre Dame de Paris gargoyles. The Eiffel Tower (Champ de Mars, 5 Avenue Anatole France, 75007 Paris, France). A gargoyle is perched from the Notre Dame Cathedral (6 Parvis Notre-Dame - Pl. Jean-Paul II, 75004 Paris, France), overlooking Paris. People dine in a restaurant. Neon signs and lit up shops at night. Parisians seated at sidewalk cafes. Shops on a street. People drink at bars and in night clubs. Fireworks at night. The lit Obelisk and Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Sellers with their goods in a vegetable market. People shopping for fruits and vegetables. A man sells bread on a cart. Pedestrians and cars at the Paris Metropolitan. A Metropolitain subway sign atop the steps of a metro entrance. Monuments, buildings, and the Seine River. A ferry in the Seine. Pedestrians and vehicular traffic on the streets. Workers use a delivery van to distribute newspapers. The Eternal Light, Tomb of the Unknown soldier, and sculptures at the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France).
Allied troops moving forward during the Allied invasion of France in World War II. Crucifix statue in front of the Church of Saint Nicholas (Église Saint-Nicolas, Rue Saint-Nicolas, 50760 Barfleur, France). View of the Church of Saint Nicholas in the fishing village of Barfleur, which had been spared by retreating German forces. French flag on a building. Boats in the harbor. Barrage balloons in the sky. Buildings on the shore.
Red Cross ambulances passing through Périers, France during World War 2. Free France Red Cross ambulances driving in a street with buildings destroyed from bombing. French men and women watch the passing Free French M3 half-tracks, ambulances, trucks. Buildings in Périers are almost complete ruins. French civilians cheer and welcome the arrival of French troops in Périers. French soldiers wave back at cheering civilians. M3 half-tracks are named “18 Juin 40”, “14 Juillet”.
Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank on a street in Antony, France firing its machine gun during World War II. Side view of a Free France M4 Sherman tank on the street as it fires machine gun. Sherman tank advances on the street. Wall nearby reads “A. COUSTY TLPH 0105 BOIS & CHARBONS BUREAU”. Soldiers advance after the tanks move. An injured German prisoner of war holds on to two soldiers’ shoulders as the soldiers escort him. Injured man and soldiers pass by a shop “DESMARAIS FRÈRES”.
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