The Snapshots in Time Collection
German Prisoners of War Marched Past the Paris Opera House During the Liberation of Paris, August 1944
French resistance fighters of the FFI escort captured German officers past the Paris Opera House during the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. Documented by a US Army Signal Corps photographer, this image captures the dramatic reversal of fortune as Parisians and resistance fighters took custody of German forces after four years of occupation. Project: 218290