Grand Palais
The Grand Palais is a major exhibition hall, built for the Universal Exposition of 1900. During the German occupation, it was used as a truck depot and housed also two nazi propaganda exhibits.
During the Battle of Paris (19-25 August 1944), the Grand Palais was used by the Forces Françaises de l'Intérieur (FFI) as headquarters. On 23 August 1944, a peace officer fired upon a German column from a window on the Avenue de Selves. The Germans responded with a tank assault at 09.00. As a result of the attack, the Grand Palais was set on a fire. It was liberated on 26 August by allied forces.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Kaj Metz (1) & De Roust Jente (2)
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Museum
- National Museum of the French Army - Paris, 7e
- National French Navy Museum - Paris, 16e
- Mémorial de la Shoah - Paris, 4e
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Monument
- Memorial Winston Churchill Paris - Paris, 8e
- Statue Charles de Gaulle Paris - Paris, 8e
- Memorial Killed Resistance Fighters Maquis de Lorris - Paris, 7e
Cemetery
- Tombs Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides - Paris, 7e
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arc de Triomphe - Paris, 17e
- Cimetière de Passy - Paris, 16e
Fortification
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