Title

World War II - Liberation of Paris 1944

Caption

Paris inhabitants greet the American troops after the liberation of the city.
German commander Dietrich von Choltitz had given the order to retreat or lay down arms, although Hitler had given instructions to hold on to Paris or turn it into an expanse of rubble. On the 25th of August in 1944, von Choltitz signed the admission of defeat.

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Verwendung weltweit, usage worldwide

Date

25 août 1944

Credit line

Photo12/dpa-pa

Reference

DPA13A06_079

License type

Droits gérés

Available size

30,0Mo (2,7Mo) / 24,3cm x 31,0cm / 2868 x 3656 (300dpi)

Keywords

.Politik .Militär .Geschichte .II.Weltkrieg .USA Befreiung begrüßen küssen Umarmen soldat Politics POL Armed_Forces history II._Weltkrieg, Zweiter_Weltkrieg, 2._Weltkrieg, deugeschport2010 Second_World_War, World_War_Two, World_War_II historic_archive historisch