Crowds of French patriots line the Champs Elysees to view Free French tanks and half tracks of General Leclerc's 2nd Armoured Division passes through the Arc du Triomphe, after Paris was liberated on August 26, 1944. Among the crowd can be seen banners in support of Charles de Gaulle.

French M3A3 light tanks of De Gaulle's personal protection unit move abreast down the Champs Elysees

General Leclerc and the troops of the 2nd DB, August 26, 1944 on the Champs-Elysées after the liberation of Paris (AFP / File - Georges Melamed)