World War II - Liberation of Paris
People hide on the Place de l'Hotel de Ville during a shooting shortly before the invasion of the American troops in August 1944. 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
Picture No
10647111
Media ID
45199591
Size
3713px x 2250px
(866KB)
Credit
Mary Evans / picture-alliance / dpa
Date
31-Jul-44
