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22nd August 1944: French citizens take to the streets as Hitler orders the destruction of the capital whilst the Allies must reorder their priorities

Aug 22, 2024
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Free French Army soldiers behind a barricade in the streets of Paris, France during the Liberation of Paris.

In Paris, with the Allies approaching rapidly, the German commander Dietrich von Choltitz was under increasing pressure to crack down on the popular uprising that had broken out on the 20th August.

The disparate members of French Forces of the In…

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