Spotlight

News pictures France-Soir and
of 1944-1945

1422029 © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

Roger-Viollet | 1421940 | Boxing game. Pete Morelli versus Stéphane Olek. France, on March 2nd, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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Boxing game. Pete Morelli versus Stéphane Olek. France, on March 2nd, 1945. Photograph from the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421939 | Boxing game. Pierre Koenig (1898-1970), French General and politician, attending a boxing gala. France, on March 2nd, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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Boxing game. Pierre Koenig (1898-1970), French General and politician, attending a boxing gala. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421938 | René Pleven (1901-1993), French politician, arriving at the consultative assembly. Paris, March 2nd, 1945. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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René Pleven (1901-1993), French politician, arriving at the consultative assembly. Paris, March [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421927 | World War II. Jeep equipped against cold and wind. Paris, on February 27, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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World War II. Jeep equipped against cold and wind. Paris, on February 27, 1945. Photograph from the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421926 | World War II. Jeep equipped against cold and wind. Paris, on February 27, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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World War II. Jeep equipped against cold and wind. Paris, on February 27, 1945. Photograph from the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421924 | André Kostelanetz (1901-1980), Russian-born American conductor and arrangeur, with his wife Lily Pons (1898-1976), French-born American soprano, at the Ritz Hotel. Pars (1st arrondissement), on February 27, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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André Kostelanetz (1901-1980), Russian-born American conductor and arrangeur, with his wife Lily [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421921 | World War II. Stanislaw Maczek (1892-1994), Polish General, at the Arc de Triomphe. Paris (8th arrondissement), on February 26, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421921 DG

World War II. Stanislaw Maczek (1892-1994), Polish General, at the Arc de Triomphe. Paris (8th [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421920 | World War II. Stanislaw Maczek (1892-1994), Polish General, at the Arc de Triomphe. Paris (8th arrondissement), on February 26, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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World War II. Stanislaw Maczek (1892-1994), Polish General, at the Arc de Triomphe. Paris (8th [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421919 | World War II. Alphonse Juin (1888-1967), French General, presenting a medal to Stanislaw Maczek (1892-1994), Polish General, at the Arc de Triomphe. Paris (8th arrondissement), on February 26, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421919 DG

World War II. Alphonse Juin (1888-1967), French General, presenting a medal to Stanislaw Maczek [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421918 | Rugby. Match between Union sportive Fumel Libos and Stade français Paris rugby. France, February 1945. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421918 DG

Rugby. Match between Union sportive Fumel Libos and Stade français Paris rugby. France, February [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421916 | Refurbishment of the Hôtel de Crillon. Paris (VIIIth district), February 24, 1945. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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Refurbishment of the Hôtel de Crillon. Paris (VIIIth district), February 24, 1945. France-Soir [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421915 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421915 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421913 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421913 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421912 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421912 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421911 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421911 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421907 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421907 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421906 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421906 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421905 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421905 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421904 | World War II. Le Havre Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe after the war. France, on February 24, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421904 DG

World War II. "Le Havre" Liberty cargo ship transporting food and supplies to help rebuild Europe [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421902 | Post WWII. Distribution of snacks offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth arrondissement. Paris, on February 22, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421902 DG

Post WWII. Distribution of snacks offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421901 | Post WWII. Distribution of snacks offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth arrondissement. Paris, on February 22, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421901 DG

Post WWII. Distribution of snacks offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421900 | Post WWII. Distribution of clothes offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth arrondissement. Paris, on February 22, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421900 DG

Post WWII. Distribution of clothes offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421899 | Post WWII. Distribution of clothes offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth arrondissement. Paris, on February 22, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421899 DG

Post WWII. Distribution of clothes offered by the American Red Cross to children from the XVIIIth [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421895 | Emile Terroine (1882-1974), professor at the University of Strasbourg and French Resistance fighter. After the war he had a very important role in the restitution of property confiscated to the Jews. France, on February 23, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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Emile Terroine (1882-1974), professor at the University of Strasbourg and French Resistance [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421892 | View of Yalta (Crimea), where the Yalta conference took place from February 4 to February 11, 1945. It aimed to end World War II sooner. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421892 DG

View of Yalta (Crimea), where the Yalta conference took place from February 4 to February 11, 1945. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421891 | World War II. Parade of French troops. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421891 DG

World War II. Parade of French troops. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421890 | World War II. Parade of French troops. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421890 DG

World War II. Parade of French troops. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421889 | World War II. Parade of French troops. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421889 DG

World War II. Parade of French troops. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421888 | World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, reviewing troops in Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421888 DG

World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, reviewing troops in [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421886 | World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman. Rouffach (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421886 DG

World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman. Rouffach (France), on [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421884 | World War II. Parade of French troops, place Broglie. Strasbourg (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421884 DG

World War II. Parade of French troops, place Broglie. Strasbourg (France), on February 12, 1945. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421881 | World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, at the Strasbourg Cathedral (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421881 DG

World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, at the Strasbourg [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421880 | World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, arriving at the Strasbourg Cathedral (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421880 DG

World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, arriving at the [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421879 | World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, reviewing troops in Strasbourg (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421879 DG

World War II. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General and statesman, reviewing troops in [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421876 | World War II. Liberation of Colmar. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General, presenting a medal to Jacob Devers (1887-1979), US General. Colmar (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421876 DG

World War II. Liberation of Colmar. Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970), French General, presenting a [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421875 | World War II. Liberation of Colmar by Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), Marshal of France, and Pierre Billotte (1906-1992), French General. Colmar (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421875 DG

World War II. Liberation of Colmar by Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), Marshal of France, [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421874 | World War II. Poster calling for Resistance volunteers. France, on April 8, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421874 DG

World War II. Poster calling for Resistance volunteers. France, on April 8, 1945. Photograph from [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421873 | Marcel Cerdan (1916-1949), French boxer, arriving at the Gare de Lyon. Paris, on February 8, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421873 DG

Marcel Cerdan (1916-1949), French boxer, arriving at the Gare de Lyon. Paris, on February 8, 1945. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421872 | Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter. France, February 8, 1945. France Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421872 DG

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter. France, February 8, 1945. France Soir collection. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421871 | Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter. France, February 8, 1945. France Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421871 DG

Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter. France, February 8, 1945. France Soir collection. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421870 | Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter, with his wife Lucie Valore (1878-1965), French artist. France, February 8, 1945. France Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

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Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter, with his wife Lucie Valore (1878-1965), French artist. [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421869 | Illustrated map of Caucasus, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421869 DG

Illustrated map of Caucasus, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421868 | Sochi (Russia), 1945. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421868 DG

Sochi (Russia), 1945. France-Soir collection. Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris.

Roger-Viollet | 1421864 | World War II. Liberation of Colmar. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), French General, presenting a medal to Guy Schlesser (1896-1970). Colmar (France), on February 12, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421864 DG

World War II. Liberation of Colmar. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), French General, [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421863 | World War II. Liberation of Colmar. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), French General, kissing an Alsatian worman. Colmar (France), on February 11, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421863 DG

World War II. Liberation of Colmar. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny (1889-1952), French General, kissing [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421862 | World War II. German prisoners of war at the time of the Liberation of Colmar (France), on February 10, 1945. Photograph fom the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421862 DG

World War II. German prisoners of war at the time of the Liberation of Colmar (France), on February [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421861 | World War II. Tankers cleaning up their equipment mired in floods during the Liberation of Colmar (France), on February 10, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421861 DG

World War II. Tankers cleaning up their equipment mired in floods during the Liberation of Colmar [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421860 | World War II. Tankers cleaning up their equipment mired in floods during the Liberation of Colmar (France), on February 10, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France-Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421860 DG

World War II. Tankers cleaning up their equipment mired in floods during the Liberation of Colmar [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421859 | World War II. Construction of a railway bridge after the liberation of Colmar (France), on February 10, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421859 DG

World War II. Construction of a railway bridge after the liberation of Colmar (France), on February [...]

Roger-Viollet | 1421858 | World War II. Convoy crossing the village of Ostheim (France), on February 10, 1945. Photograph from the collections of the French newspaper France Soir . Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris. | © Fonds France-Soir / BHVP / Roger-Viollet

1421858 DG

World War II. Convoy crossing the village of Ostheim (France), on February 10, 1945. Photograph [...]