The Allied Race to Retake Paris in 1945 Before the Nazis Could Destroy It

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History Unplugged

History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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In a stunning move, the armies of Nazi Germany annihilated the French military and captured Paris, the crown jewel of Europe, in a matter of a few weeks. As Adolf Hitler tightened his grip on the City of Lights, the shocked Allies regrouped and began...

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0:57.5	The first off, the Germans were prepared to destroy the city.
1:02.5	All the bridges over the sand were wired with bombs to explode.
1:06.8	All the cities power plants were wired to explode
1:10.2	and Hitler reportedly kept calling gender-violent
1:13.5	childrens who was the commander of forces in Paris.
1:16.6	He kept calling and saying, is Paris burning?
1:18.5	He wanted to know that Paris was going to be burned to the ground
1:20.9	before the Germans pulled out.
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