German troops enter Paris
German troops entered Paris on 14 June after the French government had declared the capital an open city and moved south. A large share of the civilian population had already joined the exodus, while ministries and military headquarters shifted toward Tours and Bordeaux. German formations occupied bridges, public buildings and symbolic sites across the city. The fall of Paris carried immense political weight even as the field armies continued fighting elsewhere. The government now debated the terms on which military resistance, evacuation to North Africa and an armistice could be…
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