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During the Second World War, on what date was the city of Paris liberated?
An official question of the French civic exam, with its answer and the official text that proves it, in French and English.
Naturalisation no. 154
Lors de la seconde guerre mondiale, à quelle date la ville de Paris a-t-elle été libérée ?
During the Second World War, on what date was the city of Paris liberated?
Answer. On 25 August 1944.
Le 25 août 1944.
Paris is liberated on 25 August 1944 by the Resistance, General Leclerc's 2nd Armored Division and the Allies. The official fact sheet gives only the month, August 1944.
The official text that proves it
« La libération de la France s’accélère en 1944 avec le débarquement allié en Normandie en juin, auquel participent aussi les résistants. Paris est libérée en août 1944. »
The liberation of France speeds up in 1944 with the Allied landings in Normandy in June, in which Resistance fighters also take part. Paris is liberated in August 1944.
In French, with its English meaning. read the official sheet
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