80th Anniversary Of Liberation Paris Live | President Macron Speech Live | French News Live | N18G

80th Anniversary Of Liberation Paris Live | President Macron Speech Live | French News Live | N18G The 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris will be commemorated by President Macron in a ceremony on Sunday, August 25. We look at how the events unfolded 80 years ago when the city “freed itself“ - with massive help from the Allies. The Allied high command had come to understand by 1944 that Hitler gave more importance to symbolic, rather than military, targets. This had been illustrated by the Germans’ over-engagement in the Blitz of London, Stalingrad, Kursk and Moscow, all of which hastened their own defeat. The Supreme Allied commander in the west, General Dwight D. Eisenhower knew that the Germans – on a whim of Hitler – might try to hold Paris, sacrificing the City of Light to delay the inevitable invasion of Germany. #liberation #paris #frenchpresident #macron #parisnews #livenews #news18 #news18live n18oc_live n18oc_world News18 Mobile