United States military vehicles in Avranches, Normandy during World War 2. Tanks, armored vehicles, army jeeps move into the center of Avranches. Most buildings in Avranche show significant damage. French men and women welcome the incoming United States military vehicles in Avranche. A storefront with signs saying “Charcuterie” and “Café de hotel de ville”. A French grandmother waves her white napkin while others wave their hands at United States Army forces arriving in Avranche. A soldier on top of a moving M4 Sherman tank.
The Free French 2nd Armored Division sails on the English Channel to France during World War 2. View of the English Channel from a vessel carrying Free French troops to France. Soldiers on board sit on deck, some playing card games. Soldiers playing card games on deck. Close shot of Sgt. Julian Andre Arden. A closer view of Sgt. Arden’s military decorations, including four Croix de Guerre.
The sailing of the Free French 2nd Armored Division on the English Channel to France during World War 2. Groups of soldiers standing and sitting on deck. Soldiers start singing, merrymaking as a group. Soldier playfully touches his friend’s hat, also tapping his shoulder. A French soldier smiles, begins to sing. Free French Algerian soldiers stroking a pet rabbit. An Algerian soldier showing their pet rabbit on camera.
French soldiers of the 2nd Armored Division cheer upon the sight of Cherbourg coast during World War 2. French soldiers walk to rail at the first sight of the coast of Cherbourg. French soldiers waving and cheering upon sight of the Cherbourg coast. French soldiers waving with their hats on deck. Some soldiers raise their helmets. Soldiers climbing up a ship’s mast. A lieutenant wearing glasses watch the coast of Cherbourg as the ship draws near.
Liberty ship sailing towards the coast of Cherbourg during World War 2. Ambulance and vehicles on deck of a Liberty ship to France. A truck is hoisted up from a ship. The hoisted truck is being to a landing craft alongside ship. Soldiers pulling ropes.
Various military vehicles in transport to Allied forces-held Cherbourg, France during World War 2. The roof of a Red Cross truck. Free French soldiers going down with a rope net to a landing craft. A Red Cross truck is hoisted up from a ship, transferring to a landing craft. Soldiers and military vehicles such as trucks and armored carriers on a landing craft. A landing craft filled with soldiers and military vehicles, such as trucks and armored carriers, pulls away. A landing craft on the English Channel.
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