A soldier rides a bicycle alongside French civilians at the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) is seen on the background. Two French women cross the road. A huge French Tricolor flag hangs behind the Arc de Triomphe. A soldier rides a bicycle alongside a French woman. Soldier and woman sweetly place their arms around each other while both are riding their bicycles. Men and a soldier sit on a moving car. Men sitting on moving car hold the United States flag. A man gets a cognac bottle from a French woman, pours cognac for soldier. A soldier drinks cognac. A United States soldier opens his pack of “Breakfast” K-ration. Soldier gives K-ration biscuit to a French girl. French girl eats K-ration biscuit as American soldier smiles. (Timeframe of liberation of Paris.)
A United States Piper Cub moving towards the Arc de Triomphe in Avenue des Champs-Élysées after its touchdown. A photographer walks toward a crowd. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Omar Bradley, and French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc mingle with French citizens near the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France), celebrating liberation of Paris. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Omar Bradley, French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and other military officials pose together in front of the Arc de Triomphe. A gigantic French tricolor flag hangs behind the Arc de Triomphe. French civilians watch the generals and military officials pose for a photograph. Generals Eisenhower board a staff car. An American MP paratrooper stands on the side of General Eisenhower’s moving staff car.
Victory march by Allied forces after Liberation of Paris during World War 2. United States soldiers and tanks crowd in front of the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Tanks moving away from the Arc de Triomphe. French General Jacques Philippe Leclerc marches with a large crowd in Montparnasse, Paris. Parisian men and women watch from sidewalks and balconies. General Leclerc and marching crowd pass by the Le Select brasserie (99 Boulevard du Montparnasse, 75006 Paris, France). Soldiers in armored vehicles accompany General Leclerc and men marching in along the Boulevard du Montparnasse. Soldiers in tanks moving on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. French crowds hold banners saying “Vive la France”. French tricolor and British Union Jack flags hang outside a shop.
A glider flies over Paris after liberation from Nazi Germany during World War 2. Allied soldiers in Jeeps, motorcycles and other armored vehicles move towards the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). A huge crowd gathered at the Place de la Concorde. Soldiers standing guard in front of crowd. Crowds cheering in front of the Hôtel de Crillon (10 Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) near the Place de la Concorde. Guards and civilian men control a crowd of young French men and women. Cheering French men. Red Cross nurses wave at crowds from moving trucks to Place de la Concorde. French women and boys waving from balcony. Young French men, women and Red Cross officers sit at the back of a Jeep. Crowds cheer for Allied troops in vehicles on Rue de Rivoli.
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.
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