TIL Hitler wanted to burn Paris to the ground before the Allies retook the city, but the order was disobeyed by "Saviour of Paris" General Dietrich von Choltitz who later asserted his affection for the French Capital and his belief that Hitler had gone insane as reasons for his defiance
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Submitted March 24, 2019 at 03:15PM by DirtyRelapse https://ift.tt/2FzVV1L
Submitted March 24, 2019 at 03:15PM by DirtyRelapse https://ift.tt/2FzVV1L
TIL Hitler wanted to burn Paris to the ground before the Allies retook the city, but the order was disobeyed by "Saviour of Paris" General Dietrich von Choltitz who later asserted his affection for the French Capital and his belief that Hitler had gone insane as reasons for his defiance
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