Monday, August 26, 2019

Paris Celebrates 75th Anniversary of City's Liberation from Nazi Occupation


Global News: Parisians and other people in the French city celebrated the 75th anniversary of the city's liberation from Nazi occupation on Sunday, with people dressed in World War Two-era military uniforms and dresses during a parade. 

Two million Parisians assembled on August 25, 1944 for a celebration parade that retraced the entry of French and U.S. tanks into the city. 

The ceremony on Sunday also recreated the moment a French flag replaced a Nazi flag, which had flown from the Eiffel Tower for four years, when a huge French flag was unfurled from the iconic structure. 

Some American veterans who helped liberate France decades ago also attended the parade on Sunday.

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