General Charles de Gaulle presents regimental colors and standards to soldiers as a symbolic reconstruction of the French Army during liberation ceremony in Paris (World War II). Two stern United States military police stand in the crowd. French troops attend the ceremony in Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). General Charles de Gaulle presents flags with regimental colors that had been hidden from Germans during the war to French soldiers at the Place de la Concorde. Soldiers go down the stage after receiving their standards. Close up of an elderly soldier. Soldiers salute to General de Gaulle after going on stage. Soldiers receive their standards from General de Gaulle. Words seen on flags include "Honneur et Patrie (Honour and Fatherland) and "Republique Francaise" (French Republic.)
M4 Sherman tanks firing into the town of Dombasle, France during World War 2. Thick smoke forms behind trees in Dombasle. Explosion in Dombasle after M4 Sherman tanks fire artillery. Three United States soldiers stand behind a wall while observing their surroundings. Infantry soldiers advance towards Dombasle with tanks. Soldiers wade through a deep creek, holding rifles above their heads. Soldiers running in battlefield, near tanks. Side view of tank firing machine gun. Gun barrel of tank.
United States 150th Signal Corps, 10th Armored Division whitewash an M3 half-track and 2-1/2 ton truck in Metz, France during World War II. This is done for winter camouflage. Soldiers dip brushes on buckets with white paint or whitewash. Soldiers paint vehicles with white paint. A wheel is covered with white paint. Soldiers painting a truck in white on the side of a street. A soldier paints the truck’s wheels. Man uses a long brush to paint the upper part of the truck.
A long line of wrecked German Army vehicles seen near Chambois, France, during the Battle of Chambois in World War II. Debris and supplies are seen scattered in the forest near the abandoned vehicles. United States Army soldiers inspect items left in the vehicles. An injured German soldier is escorted by U.S. soldiers. An Allied soldier walking past burned cars on the road.
French soldiers on top of a French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank with label “L’ZAGRODZKI” near Paris, France during World War II. Badge of the French 2nd Armored Division on tank. 2nd Armored Division tanks moving towards Paris. Close up view of a carved stone pillar depicting a military official (probably Marshal Philippe Pétain).
Captured German troops in Paris, France during World War II. French civilians inspect bodies of dead Germans on sidewalk along street. Closer view of bodies of dead German soldiers in Paris. French civilians walk away from the dead bodies. Crowds of French civilians on Avenue de la Elysees near Arc de Triomphe. A French man hands his baby to a soldier. French civilians happily waving and celebrating after the liberation of Paris from German occupation.
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