Two French women, with heads shaven and swastika drawn on their foreheads, are paraded down a Parisian street following liberation of the city by Allied forces. 27 August 1944. - History Education Network

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Two French women, with heads shaven and swastika drawn on their foreheads, are paraded down a Parisian street following liberation of the city by Allied forces. 27 August 1944.

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