Free French 2nd Armored Division convoy enters Ducey, Normandy during World War 2. French men and women cheering as Free French troops enter Ducey. French women raising their hands while cheering. Sign reads “Centre d’ Accueil” (“Reception center” in English). Lieutenant Philippe de Gaulle, the son of Free France leader General Charles de Gaulle, checking a map in Ducey.
A Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank fires down on a street in Antony, France during World War 2. Rear view of tank as it fires machine gun and then a shell. French soldiers and parked vehicles crowd the street behind the tank. French soldiers sitting on M3 half-tracks. German soldiers place their hands behind their heads after their surrender to French troops and resistance fighters.
Free French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank on a street in Antony, France firing its machine gun during World War II. Side view of a Free France M4 Sherman tank on the street as it fires machine gun. Sherman tank advances on the street. Wall nearby reads “A. COUSTY TLPH 0105 BOIS & CHARBONS BUREAU”. Soldiers advance after the tanks move. An injured German prisoner of war holds on to two soldiers’ shoulders as the soldiers escort him. Injured man and soldiers pass by a shop “DESMARAIS FRÈRES”.
Free French 2nd Armored Division tanks firing guns while parked on a street in Antony, France during World War II. Smoke emanates in the horizon as tank shells hit. M4 Sherman tanks rolling on street. Side view of a Free French M4 Sherman tank (“Auerstedt”) firing its machine gun. Close side view of M4 Sherman tank firing main gun.
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.
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."
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