A bird's-eye view of a barricade and an armored vehicle blocking an intersection in front of a movie theater. The symbols of the conflict and the Liberation are combined in this image with the ordinary landmarks of the capital, giving a concrete dimension to the historical event. "As a member of the Underground Press Committee, I found myself mobilized on August 20, 1944, under the orders of a loudmouthed journalist who, the day before, had awarded himself two lieutenant's stripes. 'You must be wherever there's shooting,' an order made all the easier by the fact that there was shooting from all sides." (P. Jahan, Objectif)