A German and French collaborator sniper attack along Rue de Rivoli in front of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris,( 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 ) during the Allied liberation of Paris in World War 2. Crowds scatter to take cover from a sniper fire. United States soldiers with pistols hide behind pillars. French civilians crouching low to hide from sniper. A man stands on stone grille gate near sidewalk. Soldiers hold their rifle in a prone position. A Red Cross truck with a French and British flag parked in the middle of Rue de Rivoli. A wounded French policeman in the crowd. Civilians running across the Rue de Rivoli street. People hide behind carts. Men, women, and cars cross the road to safety. Sniper firing from an upper window of the Louvre. Soldiers and tanks fire at snipers on the Louvre. Crowds dispersing to hide from snipers.
Captured German prisoners in Paris after the city’s liberation during World War 2. German troops hold their hands up in front of Café Biard coffeehouse and Pam Pam (an American-style diner restaurant in Paris), likely in Place de la Opera. Crowds gathered to watch captured German prisoners taken away by Allied M3 half-tracks. United States tracked vehicles moving. Bell tower of Notre Dame de Paris is seen on the background.
French civilians run to take cover from German sniper attack along Rue de Rivoli in Paris during World War 2 liberation of Paris. Crowded space during a parade. French people cheering.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters running from tank in Paris during World War 2. FFI fighters run towards the camera. Litter scattered all over the street. French FFI fighters run one by one away from the tank. (Liberation of Paris timeframe.)
French General Charles de Gaulle lay down a wreath in front of the Arc de Triomphe during World War 2 liberation of Paris. French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc walks from the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Allied soldiers crowd the Arc de Triomphe. General Charles de Gaulle march with French officials towards the Arc de Triomphe. General Charles de Gaulle salutes. General de Gaulle lay a wreath of flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior at the Arc de Triomphe. A French officer assist General Charles de Gaulle in laying the wreath. General de Gaulle and French officers saluting. French tricolor flag hangs over General de Gaulle. General de Gaulle speaking with other French generals.
Allied victory parade in Paris during World War 2, following liberation of Paris. Nurses and medics with American, French and Red Cross flags sitting and standing on top of a moving Red Cross ambulance during the parade. A medic with cigarette waving at camera. A well-dressed man with a Red Cross arm band stands in front of guards forming a human barricade to control heavy crowds. Guards holding each other’s arms to push back crowds. A little boy peering in between two guards. More guards reinforce human barrier to control crowd. An African man with arm sling raises his left arm as a soldier, man and woman lead him away from the crowd. French crowds waving behind guards. Allied military officials salute. French leader General Charles de Gaulle salutes with French military officers. Guards saluting, with flags of Allied nations (United States, France, United Kingdom) behind them. A nurse salutes as other Red Cross nurses sing. A female Red Cross medic singing. French woman waving her handkerchief as a man takes a photograph of parade using camera.
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