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Speech of De Gaulle ” Martyred Paris, but liberated Paris “

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1944 (B&W). Historical Document. INA. France.
In the first hours of the liberation of Paris, on August, 25, 1944, on the Place of the Hotel de Ville, the general De GAULLE makes a speech with his famour “petite phrase” : ” … Paris ! Outraged Paris ! Broken Paris ! Martyred Paris, but liberated Paris ! Liberated by the people of Paris with help from the armies of France, …..”