P-47s of the 86th Fighter Group, distinguished by their bright red and white striped enpennages, are seen in operation at the Poretta Airfield, Casamozza, Corsica, during World War 2. Several P-47s (with razor back canopies) are seen parked on the field. One P-47 takes off and another lands.
Soldiers of the Canadian Army, probably of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, advance from Carpiquet airfield to Caen during World War 2. Canadian tanks and armored tracked vehicles move through rough roads toward Caen. Tanks passing by leafless trees. A Canadian soldier sits on top of a Ram cruiser tank that is underway. M-4 Sherman tanks are also seen as Canadian troops travel to Caen.
Canadian soldiers advancing through the city of Caen during the Battle of Caen in World War 2. Canadian Sherman tanks outside Caen. Several Canadian 25pdr SP tracked Sexton self-propelled artillery vehicles firing. Planes dropping incendiaries. Canadian soldiers, some wearing helmets covered in foliage for camouflage, carefully move through field. A German prisoner throws up his hands and surrenders to Canadian forces. A burning armored vehicle. A Canadian soldier during a mop-up of a destroyed house. Canadian soldiers walk through rubble in Caen. A British Churchill Tank AVRE underway in Caen. Bombed houses in Caen as Canadian soldiers perform a mop-up operation.
Parisians celebrate the liberation of Paris from Nazi Germany during World War 2. A French M4 Sherman tank carrying French women and soldiers of the Free French Second Armored Division pass by crowds. More M4 Sherman tanks, Jeeps, M3 half-tracks of the 2nd Armored Division with troops enter Paris. Smiling people along sidewalks wave and welcome incoming troops and vehicles. French men and women wave the French tricolor flag welcoming United States troops to Paris. Crowds of civilians welcome troops. Nun greeting a soldier with a Faire La Bise (French cheek kiss). French civilians welcome a Free French Second Armored Division M3 half-track “LONGCHAMP” carrying troops. Civilians milling around troops to welcome them. Happy French civilian crowds smiling and flashing the “V for Victory” sign. French women surround an army Jeep with troops parked near a Paris Métro exit. A soldier snuggles and gives a woman a kiss on her cheeks. Soldier and a woman kiss. Soldier stands on top of a Free French M4 Sherman tank throwing chewing gum candies at French civilians.
French citizens take cover and run from sniper attack in Paris during World War 2 liberation of Paris. A British soldier with a pistol crouches beside a Jeep. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) resistance fighters and civilians take cover behind Jeeps and other motorized vehicles. Nurses and medics run through the street as snipers fire at people. A man walking on top of a Le Rallye shop.
United States soldiers with live chicken and drink cognac with French people after the Liberation of Paris during World War 2. A United States soldier with a live chicken on top of an M4 Sherman tank. A live white chicken pecks its feathers. Soldiers drink cognac while talking to a crowd of French people. A man pours cognac for a soldier. French men view a French 2nd Armored Division Piper Cub parked on a sidewalk. French men and women cycling with their bicycles on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées.
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