The German Occupation
During the occupation of Paris in World War II, the Germans found some sections of Parisian society, as well as the minions of the Vichy government, only too happy to hobnob with them. For four years the city suffered fascist rule with curfews, German garrisons and a Gestapo HQ. Parisian Jews were forced to wear the star of David and in 1942 were rounded up - by other Frenchmen - and shipped off to Auschwitz. The Resistance was very active in the city, gathering people of all political persuasions into its ranks, but with Communists and Socialists, especially of East European Jewish origin, well to the fore. The job of torturing them when they fell into Nazi hands - often as a result of betrayals - was left to their fellow citizens in the fascist militia. Those who were condemned to death - rather than the concentration camps - were shot against the wall below the old fort of Mont Valerien above St-Cloud. As Allied forces drew near to the city in 1944, the FFI (armed Resistance units), determined to play their part in driving the Germans out, called their troops onto the streets - some said, in a Leftist attempt to seize political power. To their credit, the Paris police also joined in, holding their Ile de la Cite HQ for three days against German attacks. Liberation finally came on August 25, 1944
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