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Liberation of Paris
The
Liberation of Paris
(also known as the
Battle for Paris
) was a military combat that took place during
World War II
from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944.
Paris
had been ruled by
Nazi Germany
since the signing of the
Second Compiègne Armistice
on 22 June 1940, after which the
Wehrmacht
occupied northern and western France
.
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