This wartime photograph captures a large gathering of men in mixed military and civilian dress, posed together outdoors during the tumultuous final years of World War II. The informal grouping, varied clothing, and improvised equipment suggest an irregular force or a body of men brought together by the upheaval of war -- possibly resistance fighters active around the Liberation of Paris, or individuals photographed in the aftermath of the liberation of Nazi camps such as Buchenwald. Personal photographs like this one, preserved in private albums, offer an intimate counterpoint to official military records, documenting the camaraderie and human experience of a moment when Europe was being remade. Project: 218603