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keywords: wwii, european theater, liberation paris france, french resistance forces, molotov cocktail

Synopsis: Aerial views of Paris France as the battle for Paris begins, FFI French Forces Of The Interior attack German positions, French resistance forces open fire behind barricades, Molotov cocktail is used with deadly effect as it hits a German troop transport filled with Nazi soldiers, Paris is liberated...(read more)

  • Date: 1944
  • Duration: 00:11:52
  • Sound: Yes
  • Color: Monochrome
  • Type: Public Domain
  • Language: English
  • Location: France

Military Newsreels: 1944 - Issue 54

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Military Newsreels: 1944 - Issue 54

Aerial views of Paris, France 1944 as the battle for Paris begins. FFI (French Forces of the Interior) attack the Germans. The FFI French resistance fighters attack and occupy the police headquarters. The FFI leader returns to Paris. Shows German tanks maneuvering in the streets of Paris. French resistance forces open fire from behind barricades. A German convoy fleeing Paris is destroyed. Shows fire bombing of German truck. Sounds of constant machine gun and rifle fire. Shows destroyed Nazi vehicles. Shows the French 2nd Armored Division under the command of General Philippe Leclerc entering Paris. Paris has been liberated.