Free French 2nd Armored Division massed after landing on Utah Beach during World War 2. Many M4 Sherman tanks massed together. French troops tighten bogie wheel tracks using a socket wrench. Free French soldiers adjust ammunition loading on a Browning M2 machine gun affixed to a tank.
French soldiers of the 301st Regiment, 2nd Division, mend a tricolor pennant bearing the Cross of Lorraine in World War II. French soldier chatting while sewing the flag. French men and women welcome the arrival of Free French 2nd Armored Division in Foucarville, France. A French solider carries a boy on his shoulder while tickling him. French soldier drinks from his canteen. An old French man happy with soldiers. A French soldier pouring wine for a woman. Woman and French soldiers hold glasses filled with wine.
French locals in Foucarville welcome the arrival of the Free French 2nd Armored Division troops after landing in Utah Beach, Normandy during World War 2. Soldiers of the Free French 2nd Armored Division smoking cigarettes in Foucarville, France. French soldiers holding small children on their shoulders. French soldier affectionately holding child points to the camera. A French mother, holding her child, talking with French soldiers. French soldier wraps his arm around the smiling old woman’s shoulder. French soldiers with a woman and some children. Child takes off the beret of the French soldier and throws it to the ground. A boy speaks to a French soldier as his mother looks on.
The landing of Major General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and the Free French 2nd Armored Division troops on Utah Beach, Normandy during World War 2. Major General Leclerc meets with United States Army Major General Walton H. Walker. General Leclerc and General Walker shakes hands during their meeting on Utah Beach. The two generals talking. A closer view of General Leclerc listening to General Walker. General Leclerc and General Walker board an army jeep. Army Jeep with General Leclerc and General Walker drives away from Utah Beach.
Aerial view of the countryside in Normandy during World War 2. Huge tanks treads in fields are seen, along with ruined tanks, indicator of previous tank battles. Aerial view of bombed buildings in a village. A destroyed railroad bridge in the Sélune River near Avranches, France after a dynamite bombing. Surrounding railroad near the Sélune River shows craters formed from aerial bombing.
Aerial view of the Abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel (50170 Mont-Saint-Michel) during World War II. View of the tower of the Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. The coast of Mont-Saint-Michel and some buildings, with some damage from bombing. Aerial view of bombed railroad yards at Gare de Rennes (Place de la Gare, 35000 Rennes, France) in Rennes, Brittany. Aerial view of the Rennes Opera House (1 Place de la Mairie, 35000 Rennes) and the Place de la Mairie town square (Place de la Mairie, Rennes, Brittany 35000). Aerial view of railway yards with damage.
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