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Liberation of Paris
Part of Operation Overlord of World War II

Parisians line the Champs Élysées for a parade conducted by the French 2nd Armored Division on 26 August 1944.
Date19–25 August
Location
Paris and outskirts, France
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
France Provisional Government of the French Republic|France
 • Free France French Resistance
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Germany
Vichy France
Commanders and leaders
Nazi Germany Dietrich von Choltitz Surrendered
Units involved
Free France FFI
France 2nd Armored Division
 • Spanish Exiles
United States 4th Infantry Division
Nazi Germany 325th Security Division
Milice
Casualties and losses
  • French Resistance:
  • Free French Forces:
    • 130 dead
    • 319 wounded[2]
  • United States: Unknown
  • United Kingdom: Unknown
  • 3,200 dead
  • 12,800 prisoners[1]
  1. ^ a b "Libération de Paris [Liberation of Paris]" Archived 19 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in French). (PDF format).
  2. ^ "The Lost Evidence – Liberation of Paris". History.