Liberation of Paris

When

19 Aug 1944 – 25 Aug 1944

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

48.87° N, 2.30° E

Description

1944 military action that took place during World War II

War

World War II

Military battle during World War II on 19 August 1944

The Liberation of Paris was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. Paris had been occupied by Nazi Germany since the signing of the Armistice of 22 June 1940, after which the Wehrmacht occupied northern and western France.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Liberation of Paris starts with resistance forces staging an insurrection against the German occupiers”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Befreiung von Paris”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “début de l’insurrection de Paris”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “liberación de París, los primeros soldados de la 2.ª División Blindada (División Leclerc) son españoles republicanos adscritos al Regiment de Marche du Tchad…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “連合軍によるパリの解放”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000