Sujet
World War II - Liberation of Paris
Légende
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.
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Verwendung weltweit, usage worldwide
Date
31 juil. 1944
Crédit
Photo12/dpa-pa
Notre référence
DPA13A06_075
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
23,9Mo (836,4Ko) / 31,4cm x 19,1cm / 3713 x 2250 (300dpi)