[cheers and applause] ♪ narrator: once more, the colors of france fly from the arc de triomphe.aris liberated was the brightest to date for the allies and the blackest for forces of nazi tyranny. all of europe will soon march into the bright light of liberty and freedom. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this weekend on american history tv, tonight at eight eastern on lectures in history, the california gold rush and the environment. ree americal, the 1977 film on italian newspaper journalist de medici and sunday at 4:30 p.m., scholars on the history of u.s. policy toward iran and their nuclear program. at six, historian dan albert talks about his book, the american automobile past, present and driverless. explore our nations passed on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> campaign 2020, watch our live coverage of the presidential candidates on the campaign trail a make up your own mind. 2020, yourmpaign unfiltered view of politics. next honor visit to sheridan, wyoming, we take you to the brinton

shortly after, the french flag appeared at the arc de triomphe as well. french soldiers make their way through the hotel marise that was not that far away. and thet upstairs first french soldier in challenged coltus -- yes, andesponse was probably better than you. [laughter] coltuser: at that point, surrendered. shortly after, he signed the documents surrounding -- surrendering all that remaining german forces there in paris. mall column ofa s trucks pulled up in front of the hotel. reporter working for collier's magazine, man on the ernestone o hemingway, got out and with a group -- i will be generous here -- a group of french or regular soldiers made their way into the bar where hemingway, by legend, ordered 73 dry martinis for himself and his newfound friends. the celebrations would begin in paris. gaulle arrivede in paris late that friday afternoon. the first thing -- first place he went to was the train station. here's a photograph of him. he's the one with the cigarette. he went there intentionally because that's where general leclerc, who we see to

to him was given the honor of rekindling the everlasting fame at the arc de triomphe.eers and applause] narrator: four years ago, de gaulle was distinguished only as an efficient officer, a soldier who knew the art of tank warfare. his was the only french armored units who beat the german panser divisions in the battles of 1940. today his name rings thrillingly on the tongue of every frenchman. free french forces fought mightily. and today, the name de gaulle is a clarion call to the resurgent citizens of internal france. -- of eternal france. [cheers and applause] [chanting] >> vive de gaulle! vive de gaulle! vive de gaulle! narrator: the largest square in the world, the place de la swells with its largest audience to greet this leader. [cheers and applause] narrator: de gaulle's official welcome to the capital actually came somewhat later in the day at the hotel de ville. it was here that snipers fired into the crowds. there was a brief carnival of chaos as the troops returned the fire. [gunfire] [explosions] [gunfire] [incessant machine gun fire] [shouting] [incessa

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[cheers and applause] ♪ narrator: once more, covers all france five from the arc de triomphe. france liberated was the blackest for forces of nazi tyranny. all of europe will soon march into the bright light of liberty and freedom. ♪ ♪ announcer: you can watch archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly ," saturdayl america at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, here on american history tv. days is an annual event held in may at the u.s. army heritage and educational center in carlisle, pennsylvania. hundreds of living history hobbyists conduct demonstrations, and talk about the military from the american revolution to the war on terror. the scene this year was the d-day 75th anniversary. on "american artifacts," revisit a living history cap to learn about the experiences of the army's 517th parachute regimental combat team fought in the elves of france, 75 years ago during the autumn of 1944. >> good morning. my name is matt, i am part of a group representing f company of the 5/17 parachute infantry regiment, part of a unit called th parachute reg

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let me name them -- notre dame, the louvre, the historic bridges built by the louis's, the arc de triomphe, the great iron tower was going to come down. so the barricades went up in the grand french tradition of resistance. the barricades went up, cobblestones torn out of the street, piled in cars and trucks made into barricades. recalling the revolution of 1789, but more recently recalling the french resistance against the prussians in 1870. hitler ordered maximum damage done to the city. a week of fighting ensued. during that week of fighting, the best estimates are that somewhere between 800 and 1000 french resistance fighters gave their lives. churchill pleaded with eisenhower. but ike would not come. in on the 24th of august, french general leclair disobeyed his immediate american superiors and sent in a fast patrol of armored scouts that reached the city's outskirts. german general dietrich ow uprders from hitler, bl paris. he hesitated. he was in negotiations with resistance. his motive seems to be primarily to spare the lives of his own men, not the city. by all accounts, except hi