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Dietrich von Choltitz
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1944
August
19
The Paris uprising
On 19 August 1944 police officers seized the Prefecture on the Île de la Cité and Colonel Rol-Tanguy's FFI took on General von Choltitz's garrison in Paris.
25
Key event
The liberation of Paris
On 25 August 1944 the French 2nd Armoured and US 4th Infantry Divisions entered Paris. Von Choltitz surrendered and de Gaulle spoke at the Hôtel de Ville.