25 August 1944 - Commemorating the Liberation of Paris
77th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris
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Image Source: © NARA (USA) collection Musée de la Libération de Paris - Musée du Général Leclerc - Musée Jean Moulin (Paris Musées)
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View the programme of ceremonies and events to mark the 77th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris
Access a whole host of information and educational resources:
Exhibition and special features:
- The Musée de la résistance en ligne offers a full feature on the Liberation of Paris and that of the Ile-de-France regionmore broadly
- Le retour à la République, (The return of the Republic), a special edition of Les chemins de la mémoire devoted to the Liberation of Paris
- The Musée de la libération de Paris- musée du général Leclerc-musée Jean Moulin offers the chance to visit Colonel Rol-Tanguy's headquarters and presents a historical and artistic exhibition of Rol-Tanguy by Giacometti
- The Musée de l'ordre de la Libération offers a brief look at the history of Paris from 1940 to 1944, from occupation to liberation
Talks:
- A talk by Yann Simon on the Liberation of Paris viewed through film footage and photograph from August 1944
- A talk by Vladimir Trouplin on Paris, Companion City of Liberation
Worksheets:
Walking tous:
- Paris City Council invites you on historical walking tour of Paris, with an interactive map charting the key events in the liberation of the capital
Relive the Liberation of Paris through testimonies and videos:
- Listen in full to Charles de Gaulle's speech devlivered at Paris City HAll on August 1944
- Watch footage from the film "La libération de Paris", , made in August 1944 by the Comité de libération du cinéma français
- Read interviews with Gladys Thibaud , a Parisian teenage girl of 17 in 1944, and Jean Piétri, aged 20 at the time, who took part int the fighting for liberation as a member of the 2nd Armoured Division.
- « Paris 1944, liberté chérie » a Journal de la Défense video telling the story of the liberation of Paris