- Introduction
- D-Day
US Enters Paris- The Battle of the Bulge
- Surrender
- World War II Video
- Practice
- Task
US Enters Paris
After the invasion of Normandy, France on June 6th, 1944, the Allied forces continuously engaged German defenders in battle. By August of that year, they had successfully made their way to the prized city of Paris, France. French troops marched triumphantly into the city, amid huge celebrations from a thankful Parisian crowd that had endured rigid German occupation since the beginning of the war in 1940.
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| Liberation of Paris. 26 August 1944. Library of Congress. Reproduction number LC-DIG-fsac-1a55001. This image is in the public domain. |
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| Crowds line the streets of Paris to greet the French liberators. |
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| American soldiers watch as the Tricolor flies from the Eiffel Tower again. 25 August 1944. Franklind D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. This image is in the public domain. |
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| American soldiers watch as the French flag is raised over the Eiffel Tower. |
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