[Welcoming American troops, Alençon, Normandy]

[German soldiers surrendering to American troops, Cherbourg, Normandy]

[German soldiers captured by American forces, Normandy]

[German soldiers surrendering to American forces, Saint-Malo, France]

[German soldiers captured by American forces, Saint-Malo, France]

[German soldiers captured by American forces, Saint-Malo, France]

[French woman, who had had a baby by a German soldier, and her mother (left) punished by having their heads shaved, Chartres, France]

[General Charles de Gaulle addressing a crowd in the newly liberated town, Chartres, France]