VE Day, Paris, France, 08May45
LIB 6496. Paris street scenes, crowds behind barriers, military vehicles past in FG. Pedestrians & cyclists stop - standing for minute’s silence? Crowd comes to life, filling streets. Truck past crowded w/ people w/ American & British flags. Parade thru street, people march w/ Union Jack, Soviet flag, Stars & Stripes & vars French flags. Exterior of building draped in flags of four main Allies.
11:01:47 Crowds at base of Arc de Triomphe. Civilians rush thru barriers. Civilians & military packed onto passing trucks & jeep, wave at camera. Car driver gives cyclist some money after hitting his bike. Champs Elysees, young people march past, some wear hats w/ Soviet & American insignia ; other marchers w/ banners - ‘France - Libre, Puissante, Pacifique’. Men & women march arm in arm, more Allied flags. Light plane flies overhead. People listen to announcements on loudspeakers.
11:04:24 Soldiers in jeep kiss civilian woman. MPs past on back of truck. GIs hang on to lampost wave at camera, give victory sign. Jeep painted w/ ‘Faith and Victory’ thru crowd towards camera. Crowd outside American Red Cross Rainbow Corner wave at camera. Crowds packed into square.
11:08:00 Two GIs pose on top of lamppost. High shots show crowds in square.
WWII. Celebrations.
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VE Day, Paris, France, 08May45 LIB 6496. Paris street scenes, crowds behind barriers, military vehicles past in FG. Pedestrians & cyclists stop - standing for minute’s silence? Crowd comes to life, filling streets. Truck past crowded w/ people w/ American & British flags. Parade thru street, people march w/ Union Jack, Soviet flag, Stars & Stripes & vars French flags. Exterior of building draped in flags of four main Allies. 11:01:47 Crowds at base of Arc de Triomphe. Civilians rush thru barriers. Civilians & military packed onto passing trucks & jeep, wave at camera. Car driver gives cyclist some money after hitting his bike. Champs Elysees, young people march past, some wear hats w/ Soviet & American insignia ; other marchers w/ banners - ‘France - Libre, Puissante, Pacifique’. Men & women march arm in arm, more Allied flags. Light plane flies overhead. People listen to announcements on loudspeakers. 11:04:24 Soldiers in jeep kiss civilian woman. MPs past on back of truck. GIs hang on to lampost wave at camera, give victory sign. Jeep painted w/ ‘Faith and Victory’ thru crowd towards camera. Crowd outside American Red Cross Rainbow Corner wave at camera. Crowds packed into square. 11:08:00 Two GIs pose on top of lamppost. High shots show crowds in square. WWII. Celebrations.