![A French mob shaved the head of a French girl as punishment for having personal relations with a German soldier, Montélimar, France, 29 Aug 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/battle_liberationofparis5.jpg)
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Caption | A French mob shaved the head of a French girl as punishment for having personal relations with a German soldier, Montélimar, France, 29 Aug 1944 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Montélimar, Rhône-Alpes, France | |||||
Date | 29 Aug 1944 | |||||
Photographer | Smith | |||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | |||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | |||||
Identification Code | 111-SC-193785 | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 29 Aug 1944 | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||
Photo Size | 1,113 x 1,376 pixels |
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Visitor Submitted Comments
2. Paul says:
31 May 2021 09:25:02 AM
Hi,
I'm from Montélimar, interested by the picture of the woman being shaved. Could you share your source on the origin of this picture ?
Thanks a lot
31 May 2021 09:25:02 AM
Hi,
I'm from Montélimar, interested by the picture of the woman being shaved. Could you share your source on the origin of this picture ?
Thanks a lot
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24 Mar 2009 10:42:20 AM
I believe that this incident took place in Paris. There is a video film clip of this woman being stopped, brought to this place, shaved and then standing in line with other female collaborators on public exhibition. There is also a photo of the US Army signal corp photographer taking this picture. Another person took this same scene with a less expensive camera. This is a well publicized picture