[French troops and Resistance fighters in the liberated city, Paris]

[French troops and Resistance fighters in the liberated city, Paris]

[Crowd on the pavement after snipers in buildings overlooking the Place de l'Hotel de Ville opened fire on the triumphal parade, Paris]

[Dead soldier on frozen field during the Battle of the Bulge, south of Bastogne, Belgium]

[German soldier captured by American forces during the Battle of the Bulge, south of Bastogne, Belgium]

[American paratrooper ready to board the plane for the jump across the Rhine, Arras, France]

[American paratroopers, many who had crash-landed in gliders, near Wesel, Germany]

[German soldiers and civilians, captured by American forces, lying on the ground, near Wesel, Germany]