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| 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 | André 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 1944 | M8 Greyhound armored car of US Army 102nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron passing under the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, 29 Aug 1944 | Men of Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, US Army 2nd Infantry Division advancing near Brest, France, 29 Aug 1944 |
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| Troops of US 28th Division parading down the Champs Elysees, Paris, France, 29 Aug 1944, Photo 1 of 2. | US Twenty-Eighth Infantry Division march along the Champs-Élysées, Paris, France with l’Arc de Triomphe in the background, Aug 29 1944. Photo 2 of 2. |
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