In early November in northern France, Eisenhower was confident that with the build up of troops landing at Cherbourg and Brest, as well as the first British troops at St Malo, the advance on Germany could begin in earnest once again. Overwhelming force and total air supremacy allowed the Americans to get moving east once again and by the 8th they had retaken Orleans and crossed the Loire, although stubborn resistance around Le Mans kept the city in German hands. Further east the front was steadily forced back, and the destruction of two German Panzer divisions near Versailles ensured that Paris fell on the 12th. By the time Hitler had ordered the cities destruction, the French capital had been abandonned and the front moved on.
Saturday 31 October 2009
Paris falls
In early November in northern France, Eisenhower was confident that with the build up of troops landing at Cherbourg and Brest, as well as the first British troops at St Malo, the advance on Germany could begin in earnest once again. Overwhelming force and total air supremacy allowed the Americans to get moving east once again and by the 8th they had retaken Orleans and crossed the Loire, although stubborn resistance around Le Mans kept the city in German hands. Further east the front was steadily forced back, and the destruction of two German Panzer divisions near Versailles ensured that Paris fell on the 12th. By the time Hitler had ordered the cities destruction, the French capital had been abandonned and the front moved on.
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