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English: Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Free French tanks and half tracks of General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division passes through the Arc du Triomphe, after Paris was liberated on August 26, 1944.
Français : Foule sur les Champs Élysées regardant les blindés de la neuvième compagnie du Régiment de Marche du Tchad, 2e Division Blindée, avec des banderoles "De Gaulle au pouvoir" et "Vive De Gaulle", 26 août 1944. Le Half-track "KICHI-KICHI", avec à son bord l’Adjudant-chef Destray, chef de voiture, Lambourg, chauffeur et l’équipage : Habermachrer, Thomas, Clermont, Bisson, Aranda et Zidony, défile le 26 août 1944 sur les Champs Elysées.
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Author Jack Downey, U.S. Office of War Information
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