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Events on Friday 25 August 1944 3
1944Liberation of ParisEnd of OccupationAllied forces and the French Resistance reclaimed the capital from Nazi German occupation.
1944Liberation of ParisFrench Resistance and Allied troops free the capitalAn uprising by the French Forces of the Interior began on 19 August, and the French 2nd Armoured Division entered the city with US support. The German garrison commander Dietrich von Choltitz surrendered on 25 August, disobeying Hitler's order to destroy the city. Charles de Gaulle made his famous speech at the Hôtel de Ville that evening.
1944Paris liberatedDe Gaulle leads triumphant march down Champs-ÉlyséesParis was liberated on August 25, 1944, after four years of German occupation. General de Gaulle led a triumphant march down the Champs-Élysées the following day as jubilant crowds lined the streets.