The German invasion of France during World War II. A map of France. Nazi fighter aircraft take off and in flight to strike Allied supply lines. The aircraft in flight as they fire at Allied positions. A bomb drops and impacts. A German soldier looks through binoculars. Camouflaged German tanks advance on a field. Bombs explode and smoke rises. German soldiers fire artillery and guns. Wrecked American tanks. Soldiers fight against the Allies in a town.
Dead German soldiers in France during World War II. A sign reads ' Rhone' A wrecked bridge across Rhone river in France. A French colonial soldier on the bridge. Wrecked German planes on a field. Nazi swastika on the aircraft. German prisoners lying and sitting on ground. Dead horses lying by roadside. People on a wrecked bridge. Streets in the city decorated with flags. American soldiers advance into a town as children look on.
Aftermaths of Allied bombings in France during World War II. French civilians cheer and clap in a street in France as they celebrate arrival of American soldiers. French flag being carried through the crowd. American soldiers on a tank, pet a cat, as they smile. French civilians walk through a wreckage of buildings in a narrow gorge near a bridge. Damaged buildings as a result of Allied bombings. A wrecked railway bridge over a stream as a railway track hangs from the bridge. A repaired bridge nearby as vehicles move over it. Damaged vehicles along a road as American soldiers and vehicles move past them.
Allied bombers drop bombs near Caen, France during World War II. Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers of the United States Eighth Air Force in flight, passing over surface vessels bound for France six days after D-day. Aerial view of a French city, bombed by another group. Pillar of smoke rises up from the bombed city. Moving engine propeller of a bomber. small fragmentation and incendiary bombs are released over French airfield and railroad bridges outside Caen. Aerial view of Norman countryside. Craters from bombs are seen in aerial view.
The American Memorial dedicated by U.S. Army General John J. Pershing for the American troops participating in the Meuse-Argonne offensive in Montfaucon, France. People crowd during the dedication ceremony. U.S. soldiers parade holding guns. The American Memorial and the flag of France in the background. President of France Albert Lebrun and U.S. Ambassador to France William Christian Bullitt, Jr. attend the ceremony. Pershing standing with French Generals. The American Memorial in the center and the flag of the U.S. and France on either side of the memorial. People crowd around the memorial.
Professional cyclists compete in 1942 Circuit de France, organized by the Vichy influenced La France Socialiste newspaper, in Paris. This was a Nazi German effort to continue the Tour de France during World War II. Large crowds gathered to watch the cycling event on the streets of Paris. Cyclists moving under a banner “La France Socialiste”. Men sitting on top of stone columns. Cyclists carry their bicycles while climbing up stone steps in Montmartre. Cyclists continue their journey after reaching the top of a hill. A spectator whistles. Cyclists hold their bicycles and hurriedly climb down stone stairs. Cyclists carry their bicycles and climb up the stairs leading to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France), the summit of Montmartre and the highest point in Paris. Spectators witness the cycling competition in Montmartre. Two competitors riding bicycles on cobblestone street. Cyclist crosses the finish line. Children from the crowd cheering. The winner of the race is François Neuville.
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