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French soldiers frisk German prisoners in La Ferté-Macé (WW2)

French men and women riding bicycles in La Ferté-Macé, Normandy, France during World War 2. Mural saying “La Ferté-Macé Agence Renault… HUILES RENAULT LES MEILEURES” and “SUZE SUZE” on the side of two buildings as viewed from intersection of Rue du Dr Ernest Poulain and Rue Félix Desaunay. German prisoners are captured at vacant lot at 51 Rue Félix Desaunay, 61600 La Ferté-Macé, France (today the location of Pharmacie des Andaines.) French troops frisk the two German soldiers. French men and women gaze at captured German soldiers being frisked. French infantry moving through the streets during a sweeping operation. M4 Sherman tanks enter La Ferté-Macé as French men and women look on from windows and on the streets. A tank moving down Rue du Dr Ernest Poulain towards City Hall (Mairie). People wave from the steps of City Hall (Pl. de la République, 61600 La Ferté-Macé, France.) Soldiers move past the the World War 1 Memorial of La Ferté-Macé and the Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de la Ferté-Macé.

Date: 1944, August 7
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079396
French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters escort captured German prisoners (WW2)

French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters lead away captured German soldiers at La Grange Aux Cercles in France during World War 2. French women and men watch the captured German soldiers being led away with their hands up. A dog follows the French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters. German prisoners enter the prisoners-of-war compound. Close view of German POWs faces.

Date: 1944, August 24
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079401
French civilians watch captured German soldiers being escorted by French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters (WW2)

French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters lead away captured German soldiers out of La Grange Aux Cercles in France during World War 2. French soldiers and civilians look on as German prisoners march with their hands on their heads. A soldier loads a camera with film as he stands on top of an armored vehicle. French Forces Interior (FFI) fighters and German prisoners marching on the streets. An elderly French Forces Interior (FFI) fighter looks at the camera with a smile . Rear view of German prisoners marching as they pass a building with sign "Hotel Du Cadran."

Date: 1944, August 24
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079402
Parade for Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) award ceremony to Paris after liberation (WW2)

Paris parade celebrating the awarding of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) after liberation from Nazi Germany during World War II. Parade takes place on Rue Royale, Place de la Madeleine, and other streets in Paris. French troops stand up and salute. Close view of a French soldier saluting outside the L'église de la Madeleine (Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris, France). United States soldiers use cameras to record the event. French troops carrying a flag (with words) marching on Rue Royale. General Charles de Gaulle and other official stand on stage in the Place de la Concorde (Place de la Concorde 75008 Paris, France). General Charles de Gaulle salutes. An M5 half-track leaves the Place de la Concorde. Two soldiers with a French tricolor flag on top of a moving Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank in Rue Royale, followed by a smaller tank. Two Free French M4 tanks side by side. Several French tricolor flags on flagpoles near crowds of civilians. French troops stand and march with flags in Place de la Concorde. Soldiers with guns marching in Place de la Concorde. A distant observation airplane flying above soldiers standing near the Seine river, with the view of the Eiffel Tower behind. General De Gaulle and important officials sitting on chairs onstage. A cavalry regiment during the parade in Rue Royale. Cheering crowds watching the parade on Rue Royale.

Date: 1945, April 2
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079405
Presentation of the Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris by General Charles de Gaulle (WW2)

General Charles de Gaulle presents the French Cross of Liberation (Croix de la Libération) to the city of Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany in World War 2. At the entrance of the Paris City Hall (Paris Hôtel de Ville Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France), soldiers, Republican Guards, and civilians gather to witness the ceremony. Representatives from the United States Army stands beside the United States flag. A Military Policeman salutes. As the Grand Chancellor of the Order of Liberation, General Charles de Gaulle delivers a speech beside the Paris coat of arms. French politician André le Troquer holds the Paris coat of arms as General de Gaulle talks. Allied generals watch the ceremony. A giant Cross of Liberation, illuminated by spotlights, is unveiled on the pediment of the Hôtel de Ville. Troops salute and sing “la marseillaise”. Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc smiling during the ceremony. General Charles de Gaulle, with the Paris City Committee, important French politicians such as André le Troquer and Admiral Georges Thierry d’Argenlieu (also known as Father Louis of the Trinity, O.C.D.), the chancellor of the Ordre de la Libération, pose in front of the Hôtel de Ville.

Date: 1945, April 2
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079408
United States forces advance in tanks and by foot in Normandy (WW2)

United States forces advance through country roads in Normandy during World War 2. An M10 tank destroyer blocks road as in maneuvers. An M4 Sherman tank covered in camouflage leaves moves past a destroyed house. A soldier peering from inside a camouflaged tank. Soldiers sit on top of a moving tank equipped with a hedgerow cutter and partially covered by camouflage. United States infantry soldiers advancing by foot in country road. Closer view of soldiers holding supplies while moving. An army Jeep passes by a parked Jeep on country road.

Date: 1944, July 25
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675079409