From History of 7th Bn Somerset Light Infantry.
September 1944 after Seine crossing fighting was over.
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A number of men were lucky enough to get day trips to liberated Paris, where they were among the first British troops to be seen, and were given a great reception. It was strange, coming straight from the battlefields , to be in a great and busy capital city, among famous buildings and lovely gardens, gay boulevards , and pretty women; to be able to drink in a cafe, to walk the thick pile carpets of the Galeries Lafayette, choosing powder and perfume , and trying to look wise over the purchase of flimsey silken knick-knacks and fine silk stockings (at fine prices) to be sent home to war-weary England.
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Sound heavenly after Normandy.