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A Show of Support

At the request of de Gaulle, the 4th US Infantry Division parades down the Champs Elysées on 29 August 1944. Due to the extensive barricading of streets in the city, the parade served the dual purpose of moving the 4th Division through Paris, and toward combat positions east of the city. For the first time in US military history, soldiers marched straight from a parade, into combat within 24 hours.

Seen from the top of the Arc de Triomphe, the 4th US Infantry Division turns right from place de l'Etoile onto the Champs Elysées.

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Updated 08/94