WWII Friday Five - The Liberation of Paris
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Sixty-three years ago today Free French Forces (led by Gen. Charles De Gaulle) and members of the French Resistance liberated Paris from the occupying German forces. France was under Nazi control (and that of the collaborationist Vichy government led by Marshal Henri Philippe Petain) from May 1940 to December 1944.
Today’s Friday Five links are:
- Extensive Wikipedia article on the Liberation of Paris.
- New York Times Art Review: Occupied Paris and the Politics of Picasso
- History of the French Resistance
- France and the Final Solution
- Official Website of the City of Paris
WWII, Paris, French Resistance, Free French, Vichy France, Charles de Gaulle, Philippe Petain
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