Today In History

The liberation of Paris.

In April 1944, the division is reorganized and prepared for the assault on Europe. The Spanish Republicans returned to fight fascism and Nazism, but this time at home, and dreaming that soon do the same in Spain.

After strenuous fighting in Norman lands, and exposing Le Mans and Alençon, General Leclerc received the order to go to Paris to release, as Parisians had revolted against the Nazis and should go in its support.

Leclerc instructs the captain Dronne and its unity, "The Nine," which is addressed as quickly as possible over there, doing these soldiers coming into Paris on 24 August 1944. They were the first to enter and liberate the city of light . They did it in "tanks" with names of famous battles of the Civil War and the Second Spanish flags Republic.

On August 25 the German surrender, General Leclerc receiving the official surrender of General Dietrich von Choltitz, the military governor of Paris. In this German general owe at least the tourists, where all the monuments of Paris are not destroyed, because Von Choltitz disobeyed the order of Hitler.

Leclerc and Spanish Republicans, with De Gaulle, walk the Champs Elysees and attend the ceremony of Notre-Dame. Parisian ate kisses to the Spanish soldiers, Parisians admired them. After days of debauchery and rest in the Forest of Bologna, Leclerc wanted to continue until the end, so soon resumed its military missions.

Between September and November campaign develops a hard way to Germany.

On 23 November, Strasbourg is liberated by the forces of Leclerc and reach "the eagle's nest," the final refuge of Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgaden. The May 8, 1945, Germany's surrender was signed.

Siguendo a little more with the theme,,,, its battle tanks they called the names of battles acted and the Spanish civil war such as Teuel, Guadalarjara or Madrid.


In the book called "The furrows of chance" (in Amazon can be found in French), how it formed and how were the first to enter Paris. In comic format.


PS The photo on the right is the format in French