Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, FranceLiberation of Paris(World War History)
(Photos Taken: 20-Jun-2024)
LinkPlaque Wording:
ON AUGUST 20, 1944, AT DAWN, THE RESISTANCE OCCUPY THE TOWN HALL FOR THREE DAYS AND FOUR NIGHTS THEY RESISTED THE ENEMY ASSAULTS.
ON AUGUST 23,THE PARISIAN LIBERATION COMMITTEE IS INSTALLED. ON THE EVENING OF AUGUST 24, THE FIRST SOLDIERS OF THE LECLERC DIVISION ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. ON AUGUST 25, 1944, PARIS WAS LIBERATED. THE BULLET IMPACTS ON THE FACADE OF THE TOWN HALL TESTIFY TO THESE FIGHTS