New York, N.Y.—London,
England—France Thursday, Aug. 24, 1944
City Rid of Nazi
Yoke
In 4 Days"
Battling
By Army of
Patriots
Swift 60-Mile
Swoop Southeast of Capital
Captures
Sens; U.S.-Allied Gains
Closing Pincers
on Von Kluge
French patriots liberated Paris
from the Germans yesterday, while
American armored forces struck
far beyond the capital in an eastward
move which reached within 150
miles of the German border.
Northwest of Paris U.S.
infantrymen and tank crews smashed through a
protective German screen and two
Allied pincers, 'moving around to crush
the remnants of Von Kluge's
battered forces in the corridor west of the
Seine River, were only 50 miles
apart.
Officials of
Vichy
Seized in
Uprising
The liberation of Paris by French
patriots—four years and 74 days after
German troops marched into the capital
on June 14, 1940—was announced
in a special communique from Gen.
DeGaulle's headquarters yesterday.
DeGaulle already has conferred
with Gen. Eisenhower on the possible immediate
resumption of French civil
administration, the Associated Press reported, adding, "and the liberation
of the capital, lent emphasis to rumors that President Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Churchill might hold their next meeting there.
Paris was recaptured from the
Germans by 50,000' troops of the French Forces of the Interior, aided by several
hundred thousand unarmed patriots, after four
days of fighting.
A
Faded Paris
Comes
to Life
Despite
Scars
EDJTOR'S NOTE:
What is Paris like today ? Here is a
picture based on French newspapers, neutral and axis reports, and information
from French men and women who recently were their.
By John A.
Parris Jr.
United Press Staff
Correspondent
Paris, the light-hearted,
glitteringly marcelled debutante of pre-war Europe, is a faded grande dame with
scarred heart and champagne-drenched memories.
She's a little down on her luck
and a little worn at the heels. Four years of
war have changed her face,
stilled the laughter on her lips and taken the sparkle
from her eyes.
It's been a long time since she
flounced her skirts and smiled coyly when the world whispered " Gay
Paree." But last night she danced again, sang
again—and laughed.-
As 'the Americans and British and
Canadians came closer she remembered the glittering parties in the days before the
Germans came when the world came
to pay her court.
When they arrive
they will find her head high, for she has been set free by her own people.
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