A rally led by the French Socialist Party outside the Gare du Nord train station in Paris shortly before World War 1. French Gendarmerie on horseback marshal the crowd to maintain order. An open horse carriage (likely with French Socialist leader Jean Jaurès as a passenger) passes by the crowds. More crowds gather outside the Gare du Nord station. Crowds attending the rally hold placards. French Socialist leader Jean Jaurès addresses the crowd during the rally outside Paris Gare du Nord.
Shopping at Grands Magasins du Louvre (Louvre Department Store) on Rue de Marengo and Rue de Rivoli in Paris (2 Place du Palais-Royal, Paris, IdF 75001) circa WWI. Porters unload deliveries from a Grands Magasins du Louvre delivery van (also known as a “Camionette” in French). Men and women browsing through accessories and women’s corsets in a gallery. Parisian shoppers look at mannequins from a shop window. Parisians shopping for imported textiles such as “Japanese Twill (Twill Japonais)” and satin inside the Grands Magasins du Louvre department store.
British military equipment is massed for the attack on Caen after the Allied Normandy landings in World War 2. British tanks covered with tree branches and net as camouflage. Rows of British tanks (likely the Mk IV Churchill tanks) park in a field near Caen. Red Cross medical ambulance trucks near Caen. Red Cross medics unload supplies from ambulance trucks. British forces moving into Caen for an attack. British Army trucks and jeeps move towards Caen.
British Army General Bernard Montgomery with his staff during the Battle of Caen in World War 2. General Montgomery speaks with a Naval Liaison Officer. General Montgomery and British soldiers meeting in a forest. Soldiers refer to a map during the meeting. British Army soldiers in tanks (likely Mk IV Churchill tanks) approach Caen. A British Army tank covered in foliage moves towards Caen. British soldiers move towards Caen. A tank fires in the darkness. Silhouettes of German soldiers raising their hands to surrender. British soldiers moving though the fields. Captured German soldiers raise their hands.
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.
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