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12. The Road to Paris

2024/8/14
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1944年8月26日，巴黎解放，民众举行大规模庆祝活动。然而，庆祝活动背后隐藏着法国复杂的政治局势。戴高乐将军虽然被视为民族英雄，但他领导下的法国仍然面临着派系斗争和潜在的内乱。在感恩弥撒期间，戴高乐的队伍遭到袭击，凸显了法国社会内部的紧张和不稳定。尽管如此，巴黎的解放仍然是法国人民争取自由和独立的重大胜利，标志着法国摆脱纳粹统治的开始。

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The episode begins with the liberation of Paris and the celebration of freedom from Nazi rule, but also highlights the ongoing factional infighting and remaining German units in the city.

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We conclude our D-Day story. What happened after the sixth of June? Three months of bitter fighting across Normandy. Hundreds of thousands of casualties. And, as Operation Overlord draws to a close, the fate of Paris hangs in the balance…

A Noiser production, written by Jeff Dawson.

A special thanks to Legasee for the use of their archive of personal recollections from the men and women who witnessed D-Day. To view the full interviews, visit legasee.org.uk)

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