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Owen · 06-04-2007, 02:53 PM

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.

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Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,692	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.