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English: Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Free French tanks and half tracks of General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division passes through the Arc du Triomphe, after Paris was liberated on August 26, 1944.

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English: Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Free French tanks and half tracks of General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division passes through the Arc du Triomphe, after Paris was liberated on August 26, 1944. Among the crowd can be seen banners in support of Charles de Gaulle.
Français : Foule sur les Champs Élysées regardant les blindés de la 2e DB avec des banderoles " De Gaulle au pouvoir" et "Vive De Gaulle", 26 août 1944. Le Half-track "KICHI-KICHI", avec à son bord l’Adjudant-chef DESTRAY, chef de voiture, LAMBOURG, chauffeur et l’équipage : HABERMACHRER, THOMAS, CLERMONT, BISSON, ARANDA et ZIDONY, défile le 26 août 1944 sur les Champs Elysées.
Tiếng Việt: Quân đội Pháp trên đại lộ Champs-Élysées sau khi Paris được giải phóng năm 1944.
Date 26 August 1944
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Author Jack Downey, U.S. Office of War Information

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