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French raise flag at Eiffel Tower to mark 80 years of Paris liberation from Nazis
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Published Aug 26, 2024 12:33 AM PHT
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The French flag was hoisted at midday at the base of the Eiffel Tower on Sunday (August 25), to mark 80 years after Paris was freed from Nazi occupation, ending a week of street fighting.
The French flag was hoisted at midday at the base of the Eiffel Tower on Sunday (August 25), to mark 80 years after Paris was freed from Nazi occupation, ending a week of street fighting.
A group of firefighters dressed up as resistant firefighters during WWII to honor those who were killed.
A group of firefighters dressed up as resistant firefighters during WWII to honor those who were killed.
On the morning of August 25, 1944 , General Philippe François Marie Leclerc's tanks entered Paris from the south and west, and at noon, the French flag flew on the Eiffel Tower in place of a swastika, for the first time in four years.
On the morning of August 25, 1944 , General Philippe François Marie Leclerc's tanks entered Paris from the south and west, and at noon, the French flag flew on the Eiffel Tower in place of a swastika, for the first time in four years.
President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a speech to mark the anniversary on Sunday evening.
President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a speech to mark the anniversary on Sunday evening.
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