Members of the French Forces of the Interior during the battle to liberate the capital
Images © Alamy, Getty
BATTLE FOR PARIS
An uprising by the French Forces of the Interior began in Paris on 19 August following radio broadcasts on the Allies’ advance towards the capital. While limited to skirmishes on the first day, barricades beganAugust when the Germans attempted to leave their fortified positions and Adolf Hitler responded with an order to inflict maximum damage on the city. The battle ended after Allied forces started to enter Paris on 24 August, often greeted by civilians singing . A formal capitulation was made on 25 August by Dietrich von Choltitz, the Nazi military governor of Paris.
