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8-23-44 |
77.09.4451a |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
French Patriots Get Guns
France – In the yard of a farmhouse near Chateaudun, French patriots
collect guns and ammunition and await orders to move on the fleeting
Germans. Most of the arms were dropped to the patriots by Allied
Airmen. Men like those gathered here were among the French Forces of
the Interior, uniformed and not, who today freed Paris from Nazi rule.
Credit: Army Radiotelephoto from ACME |
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8-23-44 |
77.09.4601a |
Radiophoto
New York Bureau
Marking Liberation of Paris
London – By way of celebration of the Liberation of Paris, Londoners
hoisted a flag bearing the Cross of Lorraine to wave over the British
capital. In the background is St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Credit: ACME Radiophoto |
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8-24-44 |
77.09.4253a |
FORRESTAL SEES INVASION OF S FRANCE
Getting a first hand account of the workings of an invasion, Sec. of
the Navy James Forrestal accompanied the Allied force which landed in
Southern France. In this photo the secretary listens as Vice-Adm. H.
Kent Hewitt, who was in command of the landing operations, gestures
towards the objective while discussing tactics with (left to right)
Maj. Gen. A.M. Patch, Jr. Commanding General, 7th Army;
Contre Admiral (Rear Adm.) Andre Lemonnier, Commander, French Navel
Forces, Mediterranean; and Brig. Gen. G.P. Saville, Commanding
General, 12th Tactical Air Command; and Mr. Forrestal.
Credit (U.S. Navy Photo from ACME) |
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8-25-44 |
77.09.4252a |
U.S. TANKS CROSS THE ALPS
FRANCE—Tank reinforcements push over the French Alps on their way to
reinforce an American spearhead which forced a deep wedge into Nazi
territory in Southern France.
Credit – WP—(ACME Photo by Staff Photographer , War correspondent, via
Army Radiotelephoto.) |
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8-26-44 |
77.09.4254a |
New York Bureau
LOVE FINDS A WAY TO PRISON
FRANCE—A French girl engaged to a German soldier refused to leave him
even when taken prisoner by Yank forces near Orleans. Here she is
shown with him in a prison compound.
Credit (Signal Corps Photo from ACME) |
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8-27-44 |
77.09.771 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Paris Celebration Ends in Riot
Paris, France—A few minutes before the scene of a triumphal procession
celebrating the liberation of Paris, this street in the vicinity of
the Eiffel Tower is now filled with people scrambling to escape the
rifle fire of Nazis and collaborationists quartered in nearby
buildings. It was during this procession that an attempt was made on
the life of Gen. de Gaulle. The photographers in the foreground,
taking pictures as the people scramble for shelter, are probably war
picture pool correspondents.
Credit: ACME photo via Signal Corps |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.765 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Seek Protection from Tank
PARIS -- Panic-stricken Parisians crouch close to a French armored
tank for cover as snipers bullets whistle down from Notre Dame
Cathedral. The terrified crowd was watching General De Gaulle enter
the noted Cathedral for Thanksgiving services when the snipers
attacked. British War Office Photo.
Credit: (Army Radiotelephoto from ACME) |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.766 |
New York Bureau
The Last Time They'll See Paris
FRANCE -- Captured Nazis are marched through Paris street under the
careful and alert guard of the E.F.I. The man clasping his head is a
German soldier who had dressed in civilian clothes and sniped at the
French during the last days of the battle for the French capital.
Credit (ACME Photo by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool)
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8-28-44 |
77.09.767 |
New York Bureau
Hugging the Streets for Safety
PARIS -- Keeping their heads during the panic that ensued when German
snipers fired into crowds outside Notre Dame Cathedral, Parisians
stretch out on the pavement for safety. In the background, scores of
frightened civilians run through the street. This is a British War
Office Photo.
Credit: (Army Radiotelephoto from ACME) |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.768 |
New York Bureau
Sniper Hunt
PARIS -- Scanning streets and rooftops, FFI warriors ride through
Paris in captured German vehicles, hunting German snipers and French
Fascists fighting last-ditch resistance in the French capital. Note
the Cross of Lorraine painted on the bumper of the captured truck in
foreground.
Credit: - WP- (ACME Photo by Andy Lopez for the War Picture Pool)
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8-28-44 |
77.09.769 |
New York Bureau
Snipers Above
PARIS -- Eyes on a rooftop where an enemy sniper has been spotted, men
of the FFI and the Second French Armored Division are ready to let 'em
have it during street fighting in the heart of Paris. Behind the
valiant patriots are German trucks that were captured by the Maquis.
Credit:-WP-(ACME Photo by Andy Lopez for the War Picture Pool)
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8-28-44 |
77.09.770 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Everybody down
Paris—Civilians crouch low in the streets of panic-stricken Paris as
sniper fire crackles overhead in the Place de L’Hotel de Ville. Terror
reigned as gun shots rang out over the crowds watching the DeGaulle
parade celebrating the liberation of Paris.
Credit: ACME photo by Andrew Lopez for the War Picture Pool,
transmitted via U.S. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.782 |
New York Bureau
Stage Set For Panic
Paris—This was the scene in the Place de L’Hotel de Ville before
snipers sent a panic-stricken crowd scurrying for their lives during
the official reception for General Charles de Gaulle. The street is
jammed with Allied armored vehicles and hundreds of celebrating
Parisians. At left, spectators jam the windows of the Hotel de Ville,
while at right one spectator has climbed to a perch halfway up a lamp
post to witness the celebration.
Credit: ACME photo by Andy Lopez for the War Picture Pool |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.783 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Chamber of Deputies Burns
Paris—Flames and smoke pour from the windows of the Chamber of
Deputies in Paris, which was used as a defense point by German troops
and French fascists. A free French tank halts in the street below.
Credit: ACME photo via Army radiotelephoto |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.794 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Celebrants Mass in Paris Streets
Paris—With faces reflecting the joy of being free once more, Parisians
mass in front of the Hotel de Ville in Paris to celebrate the
liberation of their city. Shortly afterward, as their voices raised in
triumphant cheers for Gen. de Gaulle, shots rang out over their
exuberant voices as snipers preyed on the assembly. The General,
leading a triumphal procession, narrowly escaped death or injury.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto from ACME |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.842 |
ACME newspictures
Washington Bureau
Collaborationist Who Needed “Protective Custody”
Paris—This collaborationist who lost his pants to an angry group of
Parisians is shown being saved by the F.F.I. and taken into their
protective custody.
Credit: ACME photo by Bert Brandt for the war picture pool |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.856 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Snipe-Hunting in Paris Streets
Paris—As two French Red Cross nurses scurry for safety from a sniper
who opened fire from a building in Paris, an American infantryman,
with no shelter, kneels in the street and seeks to locate the sniper.
Credit: Signal Corps radiotelephoto from ACME |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.1987 |
Radiophoto
New York Bureau
It’s A Great Day for Grenoble
GRENOBLE, FRANCE – Swarming from their homes into the street to
welcome Americans of the 7th Army who liberated their town,
citizens of Grenoble crowd around the armored vehicles in enthusiastic
greeting to the Yank forces.
Credit (ACME Radiophoto via OWI) |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.4381a |
Washington Bureau
(Passed by Censor)
Welcome to the Liberating Americans
Paris – United States soldiers are shown being joyfully greeted by
French women in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral. They dance – and
one girl may be pulling a soldier from the truck.
Credit: ACME photo by Bert Brandt for the War Picture Pool |
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8-28-44 |
77.09.4488a |
New York Bureau
Not Amour – Gratitude
Paris – In gratitude for the liberation of his beloved capital, a
French civilian gives the traditional exuberant greeting to a Maquis,
a member of the French forces which drove the Germans from Paris.
Civilians, accustomed to such scenes, pass by with hardly a glance.
Credit: Signal Corps Radiotelephoto from ACME |
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08-29-44 |
77.09.3367 |
New York Bureau
Deadly “Eggs” Drop on Jap Steel Center
Anshan, Manchuria – In this, one of the first pictures of the B-29
superfortresses in action over enemy territory, one of the bombers
lets loose its load of explosives over the Showa steel works in Anshan
in the July 29 raid. The Showa steel works is the second largest
integrated iron and steel plant in the Japanese system, and a key
unit in Japan’s industrial development of Manchuria. The results of
the raid were good, with moderate enemy fighter and anti-aircraft
opposition.
Credit (official USAAF photo from ACME) |
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8-29-44 |
77.09.4197ab |
NEW YORK BUREAU
TAKE A TRAIN FROM A BOAT
FRANCE – In the first such attempt ever made, freight cars are brought
ashore at Cherbourg harbor from an LST. A specially constructed ramp
made of railway tracks, facilitates the job.
Credit: Signal Corps photo from Acme |
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8-29-44 |
77.09.4611a |
New York Bureau
Ten Thousand Hungry “Supermen”
France – In this compact mass, stretching far into the background, are
ten thousand German prisoners, captured during the Allied drive in
France. It’s “chow time” here, and they’re lining up for their lunch
in their stockade somewhere in France.
Credit: Signal Corps Photo from ACME |
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8-30-44 |
77.09.31 |
Radiotelephoto
New York Bureau
Patton Stays Up Front
France – A U.S. Jeep, carrying Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, rolls across
a pontoon bridge over the Seine River on the heels of his rampaging 3rd
Army. He was the first American officer to set foot on the northern
bank of the historic river in this war.
Credit (Army Radiotelephoto from ACME) |
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8-30-44 |
77.09.253 |
New York Bureau
"Wasp" Packs a Flaming Sting
Among the powerful flame-throwers now being used by British Armies in
France is the ferocious "Wasp". Sending a fearsome stream of fire into
German strongpoints, the flame-thrower is fitting to a carrier with a
bullet-proof body. In the "Wasp", as in all other weapons of this
kind, a special type of fuel is used.
Credit (British Official Photo from ACME) |
