A four page article from Yank Magazine that reported on the deserters of the U.S. Army who organized themselves into Chicago-style gangs in the post-liberation Paris of 1945, replete with gun-molls, hideouts, fencing contacts and all the trimmings of a third-rate-blood-and-thunder detective story.
More primary source articles about W.W. II France can be read here…
WW2 AWOL GIs in Black-Market of Paris 1944-45WW2 GI Black Market crime in Paris France 1944-1945busy black-market trade 1944 Pariscorrupt American soldiers sell army goods in Paris black-market 1945WW2 AWOL American soldiers in Paris 1944-19145AWOL American soldiers active in Paris Black-Market commerce
WW2 AWOL GIs in Black-Market of Paris 1944-45WW2 GI Black Market crime in Paris France 1944-1945busy black-market trade 1944 Pariscorrupt American soldiers sell army goods in Paris black-market 1945WW2 AWOL American soldiers in Paris 1944-19145AWOL American soldiers active in Paris Black-Market commerce
