The Liberation of paris
About this photograph
Photographed by Jack Downey, Paris, France, August 25, 1944.
- Date created
- August 25, 1944
- Location
- Paris, France
- License
- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
- Source
- Original image housed by Library of Congress
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On August 25, 1944, crowds of people line the Champs Elysees to watch the Allied soldiers ride into Paris through the Arc de Triomphe in tanks, half tracks and on and motorcycles. A large sign on the right side of the street reads, “Vive de Gaulle.” On the left, another reads, “De Gaulle au pouvoir.” French General Charles de Gaulle organized the “Free French Forces” in England during World War II and later became President of France.
