Top Historic Moments on Instagram: "On the 25th of August 1944, Paris was liberated from German occupation by Free French forces under General Philippe Leclerc, supported by American troops, after four years of German control. Resistance fighters and civilians rose up in the preceding days, engaging in street battles that weakened German defenses. General Charles de Gaulle entered the city triumphantly, marching down the Champs-Élysées amid cheering crowds. At the Hôtel de Ville, de Gaulle deliv