Abandoned Nazi Vehicles Fill Paris Courtyards, Paris, France

Identifier:

041193

Collection Number:

A&M 3904

Title:

Abandoned Nazi Vehicles Fill Paris Courtyards, Paris, France

Date:

ca. 1944

Description:

Information back of photo reads: "Looking down on some of the wrecked and abandoned Nazi equipment left in the courtyard of the City Hall in the 10th District of Paris after the French capital's liberation August 25, 1944. The Nazis used the building as a telephone center and fortress. Their resistance was strong here and many members of the Maquis were massacred and buried in the courtyard."

Subjects:

World War II.

Acquisition Source:

Webb, Barry H.

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView