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Result of Surrender of Paris

Germany · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1944

Adolf Hitler23 August 1944

Paris · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hitler's refusal to permit an orderly surrender leaves Paris exposed to further destruction before liberation.

Names involved

Adolf Hitler

Provenance

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