An exhausted French Resistance fighter rests against a barricade, Paris, 1944. Pinterest
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French Resistance fighters duck for cover under the Triomphe Arc in Paris during the liberation of Paris. nicolasbouliane
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On August 25, Dietrich von Choltitz surrendered Paris to Général Leclerc. nicolasbouliane
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The surrender order, signed by von Choltitz. nicolasbouliane
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Jeeps of the 2e DB approach the Invalides, in the heart of Paris. nicolasbouliane
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The 2e DB, the armored vehicle division, parades through Paris, August 26, 1944. Pinterest
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St Mihiel, France, Sept 1944- A German soldier, caught by the French Resistance, is led through the streets surrounded by jeers and taunts from the crowd. Pinterest
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The French Resistance parade a German soldier through Paris, 1945. Pinterest
Nazi Prisoners of War marched through the Streets of Paris in celebration of the liberation. nicolasbouliane
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Parisians shelter from sniper fire in the Place de la Concorde, August 26, 1944. The celebration would continue as soon as the sniper threat was neutralized. nicolasbouliane
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A Free French soldier races to aid a Resistance fighter firing at a German sniper, Paris, August 1944. The sniper had opened fire during a tour of the city by Gen. Charles de Gaulle. Pinterest
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French Resistance fighters aboard a Citroen Traction Avant amid jubilant scenes during the liberation of Paris, August 1944. Pinterest
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Elated Parisians celebrating the end of Nazi occupation waving the American flag and a flag with the Cross of Lorraine, the flag of the Free French Forces. Pinterest
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Free Parisians march through the Triomphe Arc. August 25, 1944. Pinterest
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25 August 1944. Tens of thousands of Parisians come out to celebrate the end of the Occupation of Paris. Pinterest
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The liberation also unfurled a wave of violence in the city. Buses that carried German prisoners were stopped by angry mobs who would drag out the passengers and beat them, sometimes to death. Collaborators rarely fared better. French prostitutes who had slept with the occupiers were publicly shamed by shaving their head in the streets, and many of them were violently beaten. Many more were lynched in the upcoming weeks. nicolasbouliane
