Hotel Meurice - Paris, France
N 48° 51.904 E 002° 19.693
31U E 450731 N 5412673
[FR] Le Meurice était le quartier général des Allemands durant l'Occupation. [EN] The Meurice gained notoriety, having been chosen by the invading Nazis as the German HQ in occupied Paris, during World War II.
Waymark Code: WM4GW6
Location: France
Date Posted: 08/23/2008
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[FR] L'hotel Meurice fut le siège du commandement militaire du "gross-Paris". Le palace fut libéré le 25 août 1944 par le commandant de Laborie, le lieutenant Karcher et leurs hommes. Le général von Choltitz y signa le texte de la capitulation de Paris, rédigé par Leclerc.
[EN] The Hotel Meurice, Rue de Rivoli on the Right Bank was the lodging designated for the commanding governor - Dietrich von Choltitz. In the book “Is Paris Burning”, von Choltitz decided to ignore Hitler’s command to firebomb Paris.
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