65638(96) | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Photo ID:
65638(96)
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 the Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force. This photo shows: French women and children throw flowers to tank crews of the French Second Armored Division as they rumble through the streets of a Normandy town. Fully equipped with U.S. war matieriel, the French Army has returned to France to join the Allied Exeditionary Force in the fight against the Nazis." Archvist 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.