German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Artist: Unknown

German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Artist: Unknown

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German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Paris fell to the invading German army on 14 June 1940. Note the sandbags piled around the base of the Egyptian obelisk to protect it from damage from explosions.

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