Rennes in Brittany falls to Allied troops. Civilians in the streets. Military vehicles pass by. Forces of U.S. General George S Patton liberate the city from Germans. U.S. soldiers in trucks and jeeps as the crowd welcomes them. French policemen among the crowd. U.S. paratroopers freed by the Germans are welcomed back. The troops are greeted and kissed by French women. (World War II period).
Liberation of Marseilles during World War 2. French Colonial Troops march through the streets. Civilians gathered to welcome the troops. Allied flags on buildings. Civilians cheer and greet the soldiers with the V for victory sign. Soldiers in military jeeps greeted by people. Liberated Russian workers who were forced into slave labor by the Germans. A parade in honor of the French Underground. Soldiers and tanks. Commander of the French Forces, General Jean De Lattre de Tassigny presents Military Medals to the men and women of the French Forces of the Interior (FFI).
Arrival of French General Charles De Gualle and other officials for celebrations of Liberation of Paris. De Gaulle reviews a parade in his honor. Photographers take pictures. A French man with a flag and General De Gaulle march towards Arc De Triomphe. Officers hold a banner 'Mouvement National deo Prisonnier ec Deportes'. General De Gualle places a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A large crowd welcomes and greets the troops as they arrive at Champs Elysees. Soldiers on tank. People sit and policemen keep a watch. People hold banners in praise of De Gaulle and the Allied forces. Civilians and troops celebrate and greet De Gaulle at Place De La Concorde. The General gets into a car and heads to the Hotel De Ville for an official welcome ceremony. German snipers interrupt ceremony by firing civilians at the venue. French troops fight back. Civilians take cover. Smoke arises due to artillery and tank fire. People carry a wounded woman and wounded man on stretchers. People crouch and huddle together to save themselves. Policemen take a prisoner. Civilians cheer. A large French Flag draped from the top of the Arc De Triomphe. (World War II period).
Paris under German occupation during World War II. A Frenchman reads the newspaper. Headlines about the War. The Notre Dame de Paris in the background. Parisians walk past a building in the city square. Flower stands and sidewalk cafes. A vegetable market. Sellers load and unload goods. German soldiers and military vehicles on the streets. Fishermen with their lines on the Seine. Family outings in the Bois de Boulogne. Children on rides in the park. People take boat rides. Women on chairs by the lake. Cyclists move along. Parisian families take rides in horse carriages. A race course in Paris. A large crowd of spectators watch the race. The race in progress.
Allied prisoners of war (POWs) in Paris during World War II. The prisoners marched by German guards through the city streets. Parisians look on. Civilians click photographs and record films. German officers leads the numerous columns of prisoners. People gather around closer to get a view of the prisoners. French policemen watch and control the crowd. Allied prisoners with backpacks. A convoy of trucks moves along on a road. CIvilians crowd around. German soldiers standing in the crowd.
Mixed-nationality Allied prisoners of war (POWs) in Paris during World War II. Allied soldiers lined up. German officers and soldiers around the prisoners. Parisians watch as the prisoners are marched by German guards through the city streets. Allied prisoners massed in a square. German officers march the prisoners. Traffic moves past the prisoners. French policemen on guard. Prisoners cross shops. Parisian men and women watch as German officers supervise the prisoners. German-sympathetic civilian onlookers shout and jeer, and sometimes punch and trip the Allied prisoners.
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