1940 Germans marching down the Champs Elysees towards the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
1944
Liberation of Paris: In the shadow of the Arc de Triomphe, two soldiers of the 2nd French Armoured Division shoot at German snipers and pro-German French militia who were making an abortive attempt to free German prisoners. The latter lie dead on the Champs Elysees.
An AFPU jeep displaying a large union flag drives down the Champs Elysees in Paris, 26 August 1944.