65638(94) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
65638(94)
Date:
August 14, 1944
Description:
Original caption reads: "French Army Returns to France. The Second Armored Division of the French Army has landed in Normandy and is fighting against the Nazis, it was announced August 14, 1944, by Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. This photo shows: a French woman braves the dust kicked up by passing tanks of the Second French Armored Division to welcome the men as the division passes through a Normandy town en route to the front. Fully equipped with U.S. tanks, vehicles, guns, ammunition and uniforms, the French Army has returned to France after long years of Nazi occupation to join the liberating Allied Expeditionary Force." Archivist note: the tank is an M4A2 "Sherman" medium tank.
Phys. Desc:
Still Photograph
Repository:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
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Rights:
To the best of our knowledge, this image is in the public domain and can be used without further permission.