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Mysteries in the Archives: 1944 De Gaulle in Liberated Paris
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In
the early afternoon of August 26 1944, General Charles de Gaulle strides
gallantly down the celebrated Avenue des Champs Elysées. Arriving in front of
Notre Dame Cathedral, shots ring out. Renowned cameraman Gaston Madru filmed
several minutes of the fire fight in front of Notre Dame, but most of his
footage was long forgotten, or lost. How could that have happened?
What
does his footage reveal of the gun fire – as well as other moments during that
famous day?
2007, 25 min 56 s
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