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	USATODAY.com - Paris marks 1944 liberation from Nazis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PARIS (AP) — Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
		Paris also was honoring its liberators — Resistance fighters who took their clandestine battle to the streets and French and American soldiers whose military might assured victory.
		Paris' tribute to its liberation was the last in a series of 60th anniversary commemorations by France marking critical moments leading to the capitulation of Germany and the end of World War II.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2004-08-25-paris-liberation_x.htm (802 words)

	Boston.com / News / World / Europe / Paris remembers liberation 60 years ago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
		PARIS -- Paris turned back the clock Wednesday for a grandiose fete to remember the tears, the joy and the euphoria that heralded the liberation of the French capital 60 years ago as it threw off the shackles of Nazi occupation.
		Paris' tribute to its liberation was the last in a series of 60th anniversary commemorations by France marking critical moments leading to the capitulation of Germany and the end of World War II.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2004/08/25/paris_remembers_liberation_60_years_ago_1093439258 (695 words)

	Encyclopedia: Liberation of Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Liberation of Paris in World War II took place in late August 1944 after the battle of Normandy.
		With the Allies rapidly advancing on Paris, the Paris Metro, Gendarmerie and Police went on strike on August 15, followed by the postal workers the following day.
		Despite orders from Hitler that Paris should be held to the last and to destroy the city, general Dietrich von Choltitz surrendered on August 25, after initially heavy fighting with Leclerc's French 2nd Armored Division.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Liberation-of-Paris (738 words)

	CTV.ca - Paris remembers liberation 60 years ago- CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
		Paris also was honouring its liberators, Resistance fighters who took their clandestine battle to the streets and French and American soldiers whose military might assured victory.
		With the liberation "Paris again became a city of light," said noted director Jerome Savary, who enlisted 1,000 Parisians for celebrations that crisscrossed the city and were to wind down with a swing and bebop ball at the Place de la Bastille.
		Paris' tribute to its liberation was the last in a series of 60th anniversary commemorations by France marking critical moments leading to the capitulation of Germany and the end of the Second World War.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/1093436899210_12?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory (818 words)

	::The Liberation of Paris::
		The liberation of Paris, in theory, was only a matter of time after the success of D-Day in June 1944.
		The taking of Paris and its liberation would have been a massive morale boost not to just those who lived in Paris but to French people in general, but it did not seem to be a high priority to Allied leaders.
		It would appear that the liberation of Paris was not even on the mind of those who planned ‘Operation Overlord’.
	www.historylearningsite.co.uk /liberation_of_paris.htm (1733 words)

	The Liberation of Paris August 25, 1944 - World War II Multimedia Database
		BBC Paris correspondent Allan Little asks what role the Allies played in the liberation of Paris, sixty years on from the moment which restored French national pride.
		Parisians mark the 60th anniversary of the French capital's liberation from the Nazis.
		Liberation in Paris Agence France-Presse, with 2,200 clients in 44 countries, boasts that it is one of the world's biggest news agencies.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/paris.htm (600 words)

	Herald Sun: Paris remembers liberation (archived) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		But Paris, despite it all, was Paris, and mademoiselles desperate to remain coquettes resorted to wearing "bottled stockings," a special dye painted on the legs, to replace their ragged silk hose.
		Archive photos taken after Paris was liberated show women who had trysts with Nazi occupiers being paraded through the streets, their hair shorn to shame them and swastikas painted on their foreheads.
		The "profound reason" that Parisians rose to liberate Paris was that "the occupation was shameful", said retired Colonel Maurice Courdesses, a veteran of the 2nd French Armoured Division, which helped liberate Paris along with the 4th American Infantry Division.
	www.heraldsun.news.com.au /common/story_page/0,5478,10540812^1702,00.html (963 words)

	Paris (Department and Municipality, France)
		The administrative status of Paris was changed on 31 December 1975: Paris is a territorial collectivity with both the status of municipality and department.
		The flag of Paris is vertically divided blue-red, with or without the coat of arms of the city in the middle.
		The flag of the Mayor of Paris, adopted on 20 March 1977, is divided diagonally (per bend) blue and red.
	flagspot.net /flags/fr-75.html (1191 words)

	Review On Is Paris Burning? - Dominique Lapierre by indian1969 -- MouthShut.com
		Paris was one of the few European cities that escaped the large scale damage and bombing, that was to devastate other major cities in Europe.
		Ike and Patton?s main target was not Paris, as they felt that liberation of Paris would slow down their advance in Europe, but they had to make changes and the reasons are well documented.
		Especially exhilarating are the scenes describing the liberation of Paris and the final battle of the Nazis leading to Choltitz?s surrender.
	www.mouthshut.com /review/Is_Paris_Burning?_-_Dominique_Lapierre-69563-1.html (1180 words)

	Embassy of France in the US - Liberation of Paris
		A symbol of freedom for all nations that fought Nazi barbarism and a unique moment of unity and jubilation, the Liberation of Paris—whose 60th anniversary we are celebrating today—incarnated the victory of freedom, tolerance and justice, universal values shared by both of our countries.
		The Liberation of Paris put an end to the collaborationist Vichy regime, marking the return of France to its own soil and ensuring the definitive recognition of its leader, General de Gaulle.
		The fruit of a joint action between the domestic resistance and the troops of the second armored division, this event was a decisive step in the grim but inexorable march toward the restoration of peace made possible by the Allied Landing, under the command of American forces.
	www.info-france-usa.org /news/statmnts/2004/delanoe082504.asp (365 words)

	The Liberation of Paris
		Most of the artists who were moving to Paris had attended art school in the United States and were eager to confront modernism on its home ground.
		One reason many African-American painters fled the U.S. to settle in Paris, she said, was to escape white America's expectations of them.
		Being in Paris, freed of the burden of racism, fl expatriates could become "all they were intended to become," Mercer said.
	www.jsonline.com /news/sunday/cue/0406paris.html (1493 words)

	Paris -> Points of Interest on Encyclopedia.com 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Paris is divided into roughly equal sections by the Seine.
		The historical nucleus of Paris is the Île de la Cité, a small boat-shaped island largely occupied by the huge Palais de Justice and the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
		Characteristic of Paris are the tree-lined quays along the Seine (famed, on the left bank, for their open-air bookstalls), the historic bridges that span the Seine, and the vast tree-lined boulevards that replaced the city walls.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/ParisFr_PointsofInterest.asp (986 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Paris Marks Liberation Mindful of Collaboration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PARIS, Aug. 25 -- With solemn commemorations, a ceremonial flag-raising at the Eiffel Tower and columns of 1940s-era tanks and army jeeps, Parisians on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation, the day France regained its military honor and wiped away the shame of occupation and collaboration.
		"The liberation of Paris is the victory of the Resistance and the people of Paris, together with French and Allied armies," Chirac told cheering and flag-waving crowds.
		Samuels said that when Paris was liberated in 1944, about 60,000 Jews were left in the city, about half of whom were in hiding.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A33781-2004Aug25?language=printer (1056 words)

	Order of the Liberation
		The latter was convinced by Swedish Consul Raoul Nordling to spare Paris, and negotiated a short truce with him that was rejected by the Resistance fighters.
		In the afternoon, De Gaulle, accompanied by a modest procession, entered Paris amidst a wildly cheering crowd, went to Leclerc’s headquarters at Montparnasse where he was informed of the surrender.
		But now Paris is free, Paris has freed itself; freed by its people, aided by the French armies, and the support and cooperation of the entire Nation – a France that fights for its cause, France one and only, the true France, eternal France".
	www.ordredelaliberation.fr /us_ville/paris.html (1880 words)

	Paris celebrates liberation anniversary - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Paris celebrated the 60th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation with a day of military parades and solemn ceremonies culminating in a festive 1940s dance party.
		Roads were closed to traffic in central Paris, and three city centre metro stations were to be shut for parts of the day.
		The liberation of Paris came two months after Allied troops stormed the Normandy beaches on D-Day, an invasion that spelled the beginning of the end of Nazi rule, and a week after Allied forces hit France's Mediterranean coast.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/25/1093246617785.html (591 words)

	Gnome Liberation Front Strikes Paris Show
		PARIS, April 10 (Reuters) - The dormant Garden Gnome Liberation Front has sprung back to life, stealing around 20 gnomes during a night-time raid on a Paris exhibition.
		The Garden Gnome Liberation Front vanished from the public eye in 1997 after a northern French court handed its ringleader a suspended prison sentence and fined him for his part in the disappearance of around 150 gnomes.
		The not-so-tongue-in-cheek group has spent the last three years "liberating" the little cement statues from French gardens to return them to their "natural" rural habitat.
	richlabonte.net /exonews/xtra3/gnome_liberation.htm (676 words)

	France fetes liberation of Paris 60 years ago - World News - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		PARIS - The Champs-Elysees, free at last, was awash with wild joy on Aug. 25, 1944.
		Although liberators found Germans had mined the bridges over the Seine, it was 20 years before most people realized the danger Paris had faced.
		Larry Collins, co-author of “Is Paris Burning?”, told the AP his idea for the book came only in 1962 after he saw an item in a London newspaper about Hitler’s obsession with obliterating the City of Light.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/5815983 (1031 words)

	The Liberation of Paris - August 24, 25 & 26 - France Guide, official site for tourism and travel information on France (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Liberation of Paris - August 24, 25 & 26
		liberated, the republic restored" is a photographic exhibition which will be showcased on the wrought iron fences of the
		Arc of Triumph - Lighting of flame at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier and wreath laying ceremony at the statue of General de Gaulle.
	us.franceguide.com /magazine/article.asp?idc=12966 (311 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Paris fetes 60 years since liberation from Nazi occupiers
		PARIS – With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the occupying Nazis – the day the French capital recovered its honor after four years of hardship and shame.
		The liberation of Paris was "an essential step in the capitulation of the Nazi regime," Chirac said, speaking before thousands on the esplanade of the ornate City Hall.
		Paris was gripped with euphoria when Gen. Philippe Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division, backed by the Americans, rolled into Paris.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040825-1314-parisliberation.html (856 words)

	Staff of Paris' Left-Wing 'Liberation' to Vote on Rothschild Deal
		But Liberation employees were voting today on whether to let a Rothschild heir displace their own SCPL staff holding as the newspaper's main shareholder in exchange for a much-needed 20 million euro ($26 million) cash injection.
		The upheaval at Liberation -- and at two other influential French dailies -- underscores the difficulties facing newspapers in France and elsewhere in the world as the Internet and free papers take their toll on traditional media and their advertising revenues.
		Liberation's director Serge July, who co-founded Liberation with Sartre in 1973, has obtained assurances that the 47-year-old former financier will not intervene in the paper's editorial policies.
	www.editorandpublisher.com /eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000768814 (1030 words)

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		Paris must not fall into the hands of the enemy except as a field of ruins.
		This is Paris and liberation day." Suddenly a naval officer appeared in one of the windows of the Ministry of Marine and held up his arms.
		In this, he noted that he was leaving Paris and was turning command of the city over to the French.
	home.nc.rr.com /ww2memories/ja_chap8.txt (3928 words)

	Paris celebrates liberation anniversary - Breaking News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Paris celebrated the 60th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation with a day of military parades and solemn ceremonies culminating in a festive 1940s dance party.
		Roads were closed to traffic in central Paris, and three city centre metro stations were to be shut for parts of the day.
		The liberation of Paris came two months after Allied troops stormed the Normandy beaches on D-Day, an invasion that spelled the beginning of the end of Nazi rule, and a week after Allied forces hit France's Mediterranean coast.
	www.theage.com.au - !http: //www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/25/1093246617785.html (591 words)

	Paris After the Liberation, 1944-1949 (Antony Beevor , Artemis Cooper) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is about the Paris of public myth,the Paris of politicans and millionares, and not about the Paris that the great bulk of its people lived in and continue to live in.
		Rather than describing life in Paris, Beevor and Cooper seem to end this book by trying to settle political scores with a generation of the French who were barely born in 1944-1950.
		Paris, in 1944-1949, was shabby and run-down, its people hungry and ill-scrubbed (although that's perhaps a recurring theme), but it was the mecca of the world.
	www.interference.com /webstore/us/product/0142437921.htm (1356 words)

	Liberation of Paris -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Liberation of Paris -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		They were joined by workers across the city when a (Click link for more info and facts about general strike) general strike broke out on August 18, the day on which all Parisians were ordered to mobilize.
		This was followed on August 26 by a victory parade down the (Click link for more info and facts about Champs-Élysées) Champs-Élysées, followed by another for the (Click link for more info and facts about U.S. 28th Infantry Division) U.S. 28th Infantry Division on the 29th, by which time the city was secure.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/li/liberation_of_paris.htm (204 words)

	CNS STORY: WWII vets join French president at Mass to mark liberation of Paris
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		PARIS (CNS) -- World War II veterans who helped liberate Paris 60 years ago joined French President Jacques Chirac at a commemorative Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral.
		Cardinal McCarrick's trip to Paris was sandwiched between trips to Rome and Moscow; he was part of a Vatican delegation returning the Mother of God of Kazan icon to Moscow's Orthodox patriarch.
	www.catholicnews.com /data/stories/cns/0404726.htm (606 words)

	PARAMETERS, US Army War College Quarterly - Summer 1998
		The Supreme Allied Commander appreciated the political nature of Paris, but very early in his tenure of his position he had made it known that he would lead the Allied forces operationally and conduct the war without regard to politics.
		If he committed troops to Paris, he would be breaking his word, for he would make it possible for De Gaulle to enter the city.
		Leclerc was to penetrate into Paris first, as Bradley said, "to help the French recapture their pride after four years of occupation."[13] But Allied troops were to accompany the French on their ostensibly military mission to bolster the Resistance in the capital.
	carlisle-www.army.mil /usawc/Parameters/98summer/blumenso.htm (4866 words)

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