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12. The Road to Paris

2024/8/14
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D-Day: The Tide Turns

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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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