WWII - 1944, France: Paris Entrance by FFF & US Troops, 08Aug44

WWII - 1944, France: Paris Entrance by FFF & US Troops, 08Aug44 INV 1484 French soldiers & civilians thru gas station; in street w/ FFF tanks. Tanks moving up avenue past cheering crowds; US soldiers w/ civilians cheering around jeep. French in front of shop w/ Cross of Loraine & Viva de Gaulle on window. 11:54:09 Flash slate: illegible. POV following US jeep following ambulance & other vehicles on country road; army truck behind crossing pontoon bridge on Seine River. LS, naked soldiers washing & swimming in river. 11:55:15 Half track parked, firing machine gun, people watch. Gas station along side of road on outskirts, FFF tank past; soldiers running thru gas station, by fence w/ rifles & firing at snipers. CUs. Truck thru street w/ soldiers firing weapons . 11:56:31 Crowd greeting GIs in jeep. 11:56:43 Slate: illegible. US soldiers behind trees & jeeps on city street. French women pose w/ FFF soldiers. 11:57:16 POV behind jeep thru street entering Paris, waving crowds lining street. 11:58:12 Army truck behind Notre Dame crossing bridge. Bulldozer smoothing approach to floating bridge. GI nailing sign: Passerelle Pour Civil. Army truck approaching bridge & across it. 11:59:16 INV 1485 Stones of barricade. Column of jeeps into city, civilians greet, kissing & handshaking. CUs. People walk past. WW2; Victory Celebration; Fighting; NOTE: Good exposure, excitement & shots. Date per catalog card.