80: Paris Pictures

Liberation Of Paris

(Two Soldiers of the 2nd Armoured Division fired in the direction of German Snipers and pro-German Militiamen who had tried, unsuccessfully, to free German Prisoners. They lie dead in the street.)

(French Resistance Fighters firing on the Germans during the Battle for Paris)

(As Allied Troops enter Paris on  August 26^th, celebrating crowds on place De La Concorde scatter for cover from small bands of remaining German Snipers.)

(Women accused of sleeping with Germans had their heads shaved.)

(Parisians line the Champs Élysées for a Parade conducted by the French 2nd Armored Division on August 26, 1944.)

(General de Gaulle and his entourage descend from the Arc de Triomphe to Notre-Dame for a religious service after the Liberation of Paris on August 26, 1944.)

(28th U.S. Infantry Division at the Parade march in Paris on August 29, 1944.)

(Memorial to the Fallen during the Liberation.)