The day the N4ZlS LEFT France – COLOR Documentary

In 1944, Paris, considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world, was completely in the hands of the Nazis. Its citizens had already been under occupation for four years, four years suffering terror at the hands of the Germans and their collaborators. But the winds were changing. The Allies had invaded Europe and defeated the German forces.

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[Music] [Applause] in 1944 Paris considered one of the most beautiful cities in the world was completely in the hands of the Nazis its citizens had already endured four years of occupation four years of suffering at the hands of the Germans and their collaborators but the winds were changing the Allies had invaded Europe and were defeating the German forces the crisis of the German was visible to all the French people always known for their resilience felt inspired to achieve their long- awaited Liberation with or without allied help today in this new episode of military history we will tell you all about one of the most inspiring events which occurred during one of the darkest moments in history The Liberation of Paris in full color for many historians the fall of France in 1940 was the event where the world became aware of what was to come the French command and its allies had underestimated Adolf Hitler and consequently the country was in his hands from here the German government had ample freedom of movement for its Conquest campaign leaving the Allied Forces without a strong foothold in Continental Europe France was soon divided with one half occupied while the other saw the establishment of the vichi puppet state the city of light fell within the occupied half the government headquarters shifted to the city of vichi but the conquest of the former capital held undeniable symbolic value Hitler who considered Paris the most beautiful city in the world wasted no time in celebrating his victory by touring it he was seen on the shamps Eliz The Arc to Triumph and obviously the Eiffel Tower let’s now watch a video of the furer strolling with his men through the newly conquered City [Music] [Music] [Music] the citizens were subjected to rationing of food and other Goods a curfew that forbade movement in the city at night and the Takeover of the media by the Germans who began circulating propaganda in their favor any Parisian who dared to Rebel was harshly suppressed nevertheless the Nazis could not prevent the emergence of Civilian resistance these individuals called Maki formed CL destined groups that took sabotage actions against the Invaders sometimes even attacking their officers some of them were Communists While others were loyal to General Charles deal who served as the leader of free France despite their different loyalties they were United in their goal of expelling the Germans from the city of however they would have to wait a long time for an opportunity next you’ll hear the words of a resistance member explaining why they joined the movement the opportunity for the French would come four years later following the successful Normandy Landings on June 6th 1944 the Allies were advancing rapidly into the interior of France the Germans desperate Tried by all means to control the advance of their enemies but they were disorganized and cities that they had conquered years ago were being liberated by Allied Forces Hitler had ordered that only he would make all military decisions so the Germans were forced to wait for information to reach Berlin and then return to the front thus while they yielded more and more territory they found themselves cornered by the troops led by Supreme Allied Commander Dwight Eisenhower in in the filet’s pocket almost two entire German armies were cornered desperate they were forced to retreat in broad daylight at the mercy of Allied aircraft fire 50,000 men were captured and although many tens of thousands were able to escape they had to leave their tanks and heavy Weaponry behind they no longer had any hope of halting the advance of their enemies you can see below the testimonies of a German soldier and an American Soldier narrating the Frantic German escape from the Allied encirclement many stopped in their tracks and tried to find cover but it wasn’t possible because the fire came from all sides we were attacking German tank concentrations it was a continuous attack with very effective results perhaps surprisingly in the initial plans of the Allies The Liberation of Paris may not have been considered entering this city would have slowed down the March towards Berlin the main objective of the invasion of Europe additionally all the resources required to liberate and protect Paris could have been used on other fronts to bring about the enemy’s downfall more quickly flanking the city and continuing to advance would have left the Nazi Garrison installed in the city isolated from the support of the German Army for these reasons The Liberation of Paris did not present a strategic Advantage French didn’t agree with this analysis they couldn’t wait for the fall of Berlin they needed to expel the Invaders from their capital city and destroy the collaborationist vichi regime upon hearing the news of the Allied Advance parisians were emboldened sensing that their Liberation was near on August 15th 1944 employees of the Paris Metro and the police decided not to show up for work 3 days later workers across the country led by the French Communist Party joined in declaring a general strike German soldiers suppressed the French employees there were casualties but the strike persisted meanwhile radios and newspapers controlled by the French forces of the Interior called for a popular civil Insurrection the German Garrison although still significant was not as numerous as some troops were fighting on the French front While others had been withdrawn to protect German territ from a possible future Invasion on August 19th while the Allied troops still hesitated to enter Paris real skirmishes began between German soldiers and the French population members of the police seized the prefecture and began firing at the occupying forces men women and children erected barricades in the streets hindering the movement of Nazi Vehicles Third Reich banners were lowered and replaced by the tricolor flag amidst the gunfire people sang the marcies the French forces of the Interior ordered citizens everyone to the barricades The Liberation of Paris did not begin with an attack by the Allies but with the uprising of its own people one day later the military governor of Paris Dietrich Fon colitz negotiated a ceasefire with the French Resistance unaware that the Allies were planning to bypass the city citz ordered several of his troops to withdraw seeing it as unlikely that could successfully defend the city however several partisan groups ignored the ceasefire and attacks continued on August 22nd the fighting in Paris intensified the Germans began to Counterattack openly firing at the civilian population the grand pet which served as a stronghold for the resistance was fired upon while tanks cleared the barricades on August 23rd Adolf Hitler Furious about the course of the war ordered cits to inflict maximum damage on the city he preferred to see one of his favorite Cities Burn rather than fall into the hands of his enemies explosives were placed on numerous Bridges and monuments throughout the city upon learning that the French Resistance was Rising against their oppressors deal urged American Commander Eisenhower to begin a frontal attack on Paris the French leader did not want the citizens of Paris to suffer the same fate as the Polish resistance in the Warsaw uprising ing where the Soviets had not come to the aid of the partisans and they were being crushed by the Nazis deal warned Eisenhower that if the rebels were not assisted the Germans would annihilate them additionally if the rebellion was not intervened in the French Communists would see their positions strengthened as they were taking over the leadership of the Insurgency the French even threatened to ignore the chain of command and attack the German Garrison solely with their forces if the Allies did not comply with their request however despite sympathizing with the Parisian population Eisenhower turned a deaf ear to his comrades complaints on August 24th General Philip lir with Deal’s permission disobeyed his American Superior and sent the Vanguard of his second Armored Division to Paris they engaged in combat with the entrenched German troops on the outskirts forcing them to retreat L cleric’s insubordinate maneuver forced the hand of the Allies believing he could not stop the French from liberating their Capital Eisenhower ordered the other divisions to assist the soldiers of free France meanwhile civilians celebrated L cleric’s entry they sang the national anthem accompanied the tanks March and bells rang in the churches soldiers received kisses flowers and bottles of wine you can see below the testimonies of military and civilians from those days they had set up an old fashioned record player the kind with the big flared horn and a man came out and he started Lamar and my grandmother at that time called me and she said she had prepared the basket with fresh and row apples in it so I took that and I gave it to him and I had my first chocolate that day wonderful wonderful they give you a kiss and hug you know and they give you the wine they had some of the best wine you can drink too you know so we had a it a joyous [Applause] time on the morning of August 25th Allied troops continued to advance lair’s division entered through the port of D Leon while lanev a company mostly composed of Republican veterans from the Spanish Civil War entered through the port diali the Americans led by General Leonard T jro followed shortly after heading to the Paris City Hall to reinforce the resistance of the French forces of the Interior choltitz knew he had no chance of defending the city most of his troops had withdrawn leaving only 20,000 soldiers who now faced not only the Allies but also 3 million empowered parisians Hungry For Freedom the main dilemma for the German general lay elsewhere should he obey the furer and destroy Paris or would he disobey while he decided what to do he informed his superiors of non-existent maneuvers although the idea of surrender was already forming in his mind supposedly at the same time that the Allied attack Advanced towards the city center Hitler called ctit and asked is Paris burning his response is not known in the afternoon cit’s headquarters was assaulted and the German Commander was taken prisoner around 300 p.m. in front of General lir ctit signed the surrender of the German occupation forces after four long years Paris was free choltitz for disobeying Hitler’s orders became known as the savior of Paris according to him destroying the city would have been an evil and shameful act against a city that is a cradle of culture however the French resistants declared that executions and repressions against the Parisian population continued until just hours before the surrender of the German contingent for them the city was saved because cits knew that a Nazi victory was impossible and did not want himself and his men to suffer possible reprisals from the Maki the streets of the city exploded in scenes of Celebration entire blocks were turned into dance floors music played for entire nights kisses were freely given to the liberators and the resistance Fighters without any restraint charl deal addressed the French people on the radio and delivered a speech that will be remembered for posterity let’s listen to a well-known excerpt from it below allowing us to use a black and white video as its epicness is worth it [Applause] etern however we must say not everything was a celebration those days the Nazi occupation in France left serious and deep wounds in its population since its invasion in 1940 hundreds of thousands of French citizens were forcibly taken to Germany made to work in factories Farms railways Etc to benefit the Nazi war effort the Germans also seized around 20% of French food production leading to widespread food shortages the Germans also seized around 20% of French food production leading to widespread food shortages 49 concentration camps were built on French soil where the Jewish population was sent over 77,000 died during the war nearly a quarter of its total population all these crimes led to French retaliation short shortly after Liberation the Nazis who had occupied Paris had already withdrawn or had been taken prisoner so the Vengeance fell upon the collaborators women accused of consorting with the Germans were violently shaved and publicly displayed for the amusement of others informers Merchants who conducted business with the Invaders writers and journalists who advocated collaboration were in many cases executed without trial by French civilians and partisans sometimes the severity of the ACT didn’t seem to matter and mere suspicion was enough for condemnation it is estimated that in the days following the liberation of Paris the resistance murdered 20,000 people in French territory for many these acts of Retribution were not far removed from the atrocities committed by the Germans and were a stain on what was the Glorious liberation of Paris for others they were completely Justified as each of the executed individuals collaborated with the regime that terrorized not only France but almost the entire world there were also political trials Philipe patan hero of the first world war where he earned the nickname Lion of Verdun was the one who signed the Armistice with Germany in 1940 in his words to prevent the destruction of France’s Rich Heritage he urged the people to collaborate with the Germans he was found guilty of treason and only Deal’s personal intervention prevented his execution nevertheless he spent the rest of his days in prison Pierre Laval the prime minister of vichi France was not so lucky after the war he was executed by firing squad for most French people August 25th was a glorious day in the days that followed the Allies marched with their Victorious troops throughout Paris starting from the arc to Triumph and proceeding down the shaiz it is estimated that 2 million people witnessed the parade 2/3 of the city’s population Deal’s Victory legitimized his provisional government replacing the Fallen vichi France and uniting Communists anarchists nationalists and others under his Banner at least for a Time below we can see the people’s celebrations in the recovered streets of Paris the thrilling music of the marz takes on new meaning [Music] [Applause] [Music] Deliverance has come so suddenly to these people they are slow to realize the nightmare of occupation is over this is but a foretaste of things to come as the Allies move forward the V for victory sign once the symbol of a hope is now a reality while Paris was free much of France still remained in the hands of the Germans resistance Pockets persisted in the country until the end of the war but just as the fall of the city was a harbinger of the dark years to come its Liberation appeared as the light at the end of a long and distressing tunnel we’ve reached the end of the video and we’d like to ask you do you believe the actions of the resistance towards collaborators were Justified leave your answer in the comment section below and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel to learn about many more military events that left their mark on history [Music]