Paris libere – Free Paris – Folder Postcard of the liberation of Paris during World War II – August 1944, published by C.A.P. Paris. 20 Real Photo postcards depicting Historical photos of the French’s entry into Germany’s surrender city, and the return of French rule to the French. A souvenir booklet that published shortly after the Paris release.
Postcards: Second French Army’s Entry into the City, Caption of German Soldiers as Captives, Speech by Charles de Gaulle – President of the French Republic on St. Domnick Street, Masses of French Soldiers Entering the City Through the Victory Gate – Some Armored and Some by foot, The crowd applauded the soldiers, Soldiers holding allied flags, General Eisenhower at a local ceremony held for the fallen before their burial, the ruins of the city, and more.
The Battle of Paris took place during World War II in August 1944, ending with the surrender of the German garrison the occupying on the 25th. The capital of France has been managed by Nazi Germany since the armistice agreement with France in June 1940, when the puppet regime that established its capital in the city of Vichy was established. As the Third Army of the United States came under the command of George Patton, an insurrection of the French underground against the German garrison began in Paris. On August 24 and 25, members of the French Interior Forces (FFI) of the Resistance received backing from the Free French Army and the uprising became urban warfare, with the help of barricades, machine guns, French snipers and tanks, firing at the Nazi forces, until their surrender.
The battle marked the end of Operation Overlord – the liberation of France by the Allies, the restoration of the French Republic, and the exile of members of the Vichy administration to Sigmaringen, Germany, and became one of the signals marking the end of the Second World War.
Postcards: 9×14 cm. eatch postcard described on the back in print. Very good condition. Slight tear on the case.
