On 14 June 1940 German tanks swept into Paris. That the city would fall to the Nazis was by then a foregone conclusion; it had been declared an ‘open city’ the day before. In other words, it would put up no resistance against the invaders. The government had already packed up and left.
10. Fleeing Hitler - the story of the Paris exodus
March 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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