Germans enter Paris, June 1940

Germans meet stiff resistance at Marne. A soldier swims to opposite bank with a rope tied to his ankle. Troops pull themselves across river in rubber dinghies. German troops and panzers cross pontoon bridge, bury dead, lay wreaths of wild flowers. German mounted troops engage enemy with heavy machine guns. Germans enter Paris. Swastika flag is raised over the Eiffel Tower Mercedes with German officers tours empty streets, parade pass Arc de Triomphe down Champs Élysées. Medals awarded to soldiers in ceremony reviewed by Generals von Bock and Kuchler Hitler in Paris, admires view of Eiffel Tower. Map showing the final push to occupy France.