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This week in the War, 21–27 August 1944: Liberation of Paris

Posted on August 25, 2016 by secondbysecond

The Free French 2nd Armoured Division of General Philippe Leclerc reached Paris this week in the war, on 24 August 1944. The next day, the German commandant of Paris, General Dietrich von Choltitz, disobeyed the Fuehrer’s order to destroy the … Continue reading →

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This week in the War, 14–20 August 1944: Allies invade the South of France

Posted on August 17, 2016 by secondbysecond

Operation Dragoon: This week in the war, on 15 August 1944, General Patch’s US 7th Army landed on the southern coast of France, between Toulon and Cannes. Parachute troops from the US 1st Airborne dropped further inland in support of … Continue reading →

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