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25th August 1944: Liberation of Paris as the Nazi German garrison surrenders the city to the Allies

25th August 2023
Tagged as: 1944, Eisenhower, Europe, France, French Resistance, Germany, Nazi, Nazi Germany, Paris, Patton, Second World War, USA

Over 800 resistance fighters died before the Free French 2nd Armoured Division led by Captain Raymond Dronne arrived just before midnight on 24 August. On 25 August the US 4th Infantry Division entered the city.

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25th August 1944: Liberation of Paris as the Nazi German garrison surrenders the city to the Allies

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