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The port of Brest, France after British aerial bombardment, circa late Aug 1944General Bernard Montgomery and Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 21 Aug 1944.Generals Courtney Hodges, Henry (Harry) Crerar, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, and Miles Dempsey after a tactical meeting in a Normandy hayfield, 21 Aug 1944.Destroyed German Tiger II heavy tank near Vimoutiers, France, 22 Aug 1944
The port of Brest, France after British aerial bombardment, circa late Aug 1944General Bernard Montgomery and Foreign Secretary Sir Anthony Eden at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 21 Aug 1944.Generals Courtney Hodges, Henry (Harry) Crerar, Bernard Montgomery, Omar Bradley, and Miles Dempsey after a tactical meeting in a Normandy hayfield, 21 Aug 1944.Destroyed German Tiger II heavy tank near Vimoutiers, France, 22 Aug 1944
French civilians gathering in front of damaged Église Notre-Dame-du-Vœu, Cherbourg, France, 22 Aug 1944HMS Mauritius firing on German targets in Audierne Bay, France, 23 Aug 1944Simone Segouin (nom de guerre Nicole Minet) posing with a MP 40 submachine gun, 23 Aug 1944Charles de Gaulle, Philippe Leclerc, and others at Montparnasse railway station, Paris, France, 25 Aug 1944
French civilians gathering in front of damaged Église Notre-Dame-du-Vœu, Cherbourg, France, 22 Aug 1944HMS Mauritius firing on German targets in Audierne Bay, France, 23 Aug 1944Simone Segouin (nom de guerre Nicole Minet) posing with a MP 40 submachine gun, 23 Aug 1944Charles de Gaulle, Philippe Leclerc, and others at Montparnasse railway station, Paris, France, 25 Aug 1944
Members of the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division sightseeing in Paris, France, Aug 25, 1944Charles de Gaulle and his entourage at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944French 2nd Armored Division troops and vehicles parading through the Arc de Triomphe down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944French civilians seeking cover as an unexpected German sniper opened fire at a group of American soldiers, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944
Members of the US Army’s 4th Infantry Division sightseeing in Paris, France, Aug 25, 1944Charles de Gaulle and his entourage at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944French 2nd Armored Division troops and vehicles parading through the Arc de Triomphe down the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944French civilians seeking cover as an unexpected German sniper opened fire at a group of American soldiers, Paris, France, 26 Aug 1944
Simone Segouin with MP 40 submachine gun, Paris area, France, late Aug 1944French Algerian troops taking positions near the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, Marseille, France, 28 Aug 1944General Bernard Montgomery and Reverend H.L. Hughes, Deputy Chaplain General, inspecting a mobile church newly arrived in France, Blay, Normandy, France, 28 Aug 1944.Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 28 Aug 1944.
Simone Segouin with MP 40 submachine gun, Paris area, France, late Aug 1944French Algerian troops taking positions near the Notre-Dame de la Garde basilica, Marseille, France, 28 Aug 1944General Bernard Montgomery and Reverend H.L. Hughes, Deputy Chaplain General, inspecting a mobile church newly arrived in France, Blay, Normandy, France, 28 Aug 1944.Generals Dwight Eisenhower and Bernard Montgomery at Montgomery’s mobile headquarters in Blay, Normandy, France, 28 Aug 1944.
A French mob shaved the head of a French girl as punishment for having personal relations with a German soldier, Montélimar, France, 29 Aug 1944André Diethelm (dark suit), Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (in uniform), Emmanuel dM8 Greyhound armored car of US Army 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron passing under the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 29 Aug 1944Men of Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, US Army 2nd Infantry Division advancing near Brest, France, 29 Aug 1944
A French mob shaved the head of a French girl as punishment for having personal relations with a German soldier, Montélimar, France, 29 Aug 1944André Diethelm (dark suit), Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (in uniform), Emmanuel d'Astier de La Vigerie (right edge of photograph), and Joseph de Goislard de Monsabert (in kepi with oak leaves) reviewing troops, Marseille, France, 29 Aug 1944M8 Greyhound armored car of US Army 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron passing under the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 29 Aug 1944Men of Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, US Army 2nd Infantry Division advancing near Brest, France, 29 Aug 1944

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