Every year on August 25 Paris celebrates its freedom! On Saturday Paris will once again celebrate its liberation from Nazi occupation. This year a special homage will be paid to Général Leclerc sixty years after his death at 17h in front of the Hôtel de Ville. Other activities are planned throughout Paris on this 63rd anniversary!
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