Sunday 24 August 2014

Seven Decades On, Paris Relives the Joy of Liberation

The end of World War II has left a lasting impact that is felt even today. "Paris! Paris outraged! Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated! Liberated by itself. Liberated by its people..." The words of Charles De Gaulle to an ecstatic crowd cheering the capital's liberation from Nazi occupation after four long, painful, bitter years. It was August 25, 1944, and after six days of skirmishes between French Resistance fighters and a demoralised ...

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