U.S. advance, Versailles, 1944

American troops pass through the town of Versailles during their advance toward the liberation of Paris in August 1944.

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After the breakout from Normandy, Allied forces rolled rapidly through the Île-de-France in August 1944 toward Paris. Versailles, located immediately west of the capital, was one of the final stages before the entry into Paris on August 25, 1944. Jack Lieb captured this passage of American units in color—a rare color document of the liberation phase, which is otherwise almost exclusively preserved in black and white.

Resolution 5758 × 4320 px (24,9 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1944
Location Paris
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH