Orléans sous la botte – June 1940 – August 1944 – Orléans Under the Boot – a collection of 24 photographs from the city of Orléans, France, under Nazi occupation. Complete album – local edition published in Orléans by Édition VOGUE, shortly after the liberation in 1944.
The photographs document German soldiers on Rue de l’Halbrard, gatherings of Nazi troops near the Church of Saint-Marceau, Nazi patrols in Place de la République, the ruined Rue Royale after German bombings, the city hall under Nazi control, the bombarded Halles district, Avenue Bannier after shelling, Rue de l’Halbrard following an airstrike, Nazi troops patrolling near the cathedral square, Rue Jeanne d’Arc, and other notable locations across the city. All photographs are captioned on the reverse in print.
Album and photographs: 12×8 cm. Complete. Very good condition.
