Photo Info
Photographer: Jack Downey
Date taken: August 26, 1944
Location taken: Paris, France
Source: U.S. Office of War Information, Library of Congress
Related Events
- 1944-08-25 German commander Dietrich von Choltitz surrenders Paris to the Free French forces of Philippe Leclerc, disobeying Adolf Hitler's orders to destroy the city. President of the Provisional Government of the French Republic Charles de Gaulle gives a famous speech at the Hôtel de Ville.
- 1944-08-26 French General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division and Charles de Gaulle parade down the Champs Elysees in Paris after the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation
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