Such harsh choices lie at the heart of Paris ’44, Patrick Bishop’s fascinating account of the liberation of Paris. On April 28 1944, thousands of French people gathered in the city centre to ...

In this video from World War II, Parisians celebrate their liberation as German soldiers are driven from Paris. See the full list of Oscar nominations for 2025 Academy Awards Meet the 10 ...

Paris broken! Paris martyred! But Paris liberated! Liberated by itself …” The 2nd Armoured Division, led by Leclerc, accompanied by an all-female ambulance unit, was “entirely equipped by the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron closes his eyes after laying a wreath at the Paris Holocaust Memorial and before heading to Auschwitz for the international ceremony marking 80 years since the ...

Eighty years ago, on January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and extermination camp was liberated by Soviet ... through the Hotel Lutetia in Paris, a luxury hotel that was ...

As Paris falls to the Allies and German resistance in Italy falters, the defeat at Arnhem in the Netherlands is a major setback for the Allies. With Jonathan Dimbleby.