LC Histroy Project 1: Free France & Vichy France

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several signs are hanging on the wall in different colors and sizes, including red, white, blue, and yellow
a group of men standing next to each other in front of a line of soldiers
Indian Legion soldiers in Bordeaux
two tanks with men on them driving down a dirt road
France, Vichy, Military Parade Before Marshal Petain Portrait In The Forties, During World War II - pin by Paolo Marzioli Coolest Military Photos, French Colonial Empire, Patriotic Military Pictures, French Armed Forces, Victory In Europe Day, French Military 1800s, French Military Ww2, French Empire Military, Invasion Of Poland
France, Vichy, Military Parade Before Marshal Petain Portrait In The...
France, Vichy, Military Parade Before Marshal Petain Portrait In The Forties, During World War II - pin by Paolo Marzioli
a painting of people holding flags and tanks in front of the eiffel tower
⌛️Le vendredi 25 août 1944, à 15h 30, le général Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque reçoit à Paris, devant la gare Montparnasse, la capitulation des troupes d'occupation de la capitale. Le document est signé par le général Dietrich von Choltitz, commandant du 84e corps d'armée. Il est aussi contresigné par le colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, chef régional des FTP-FFI. Une heure plus tard, le général de Gaulle arrive à la gare et se voit remettre par Leclerc l'acte de capitulation.
an old french poster with two flags on it
Charles de Gaulle's wartime appeal to the French
an old black and white photo of two men shaking hands in front of a car
All Life Picture Collection Archives - Page 11 of 30 - Sonic Editions
All Life Picture Collection Archives | Page 11 of 25 | Sonic Editions
black and white photograph of a man in uniform speaking into microphones while others look on
Nov. 11th 1943. Charles De Gaulle who was just then emerging as the leader of Free France, at a celebration of Armistice day commemorationg the 25th anniversary of the end of World War I.
a man in uniform standing next to a tank