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Barricades erected near the Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1944

Barricades erected near the Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1944. As Allied forces neared Paris, the city's citizens mobilised to help bring the Nazi occupation to a close. A general strike was called on 18 August, barricades were erected and skirmishes with German troops broke out. By the time the Germans surrendered after Free French troops entered the city on 25 August, 1500 civilians and members of the Resistance had been killed in the fighting. The photographer is unknown.
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Title: Barricades erected near the Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1944
Caption: Barricades erected near the Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1944. As Allied forces neared Paris, the city's citizens mobilised to help bring the Nazi occupation to a close. A general strike was called on 18 August, barricades were erected and skirmishes with German troops broke out. By the time the Germans surrendered after Free French troops entered the city on 25 August, 1500 civilians and members of the Resistance had been killed in the fighting. The photographer is unknown.
Credit: Album / World History Archive
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Image size: 5275 × 3976 px | 60.0 MB
Print size: 44.7 × 33.7 cm | 2076.8 × 1565.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: 1900S • ALLIED FORCES • BARRICADES • CITIZENS • FREE RRENCH TROOPS • GENERAL STRIKE • GERMAN TROOPS • MOBILISE • NAZI OCCUPATION • PARIS • PLACE DE LA CONCORDE • RESISTANCE • SURRENDER • WORLD WAR II