Images of Paris under occupation

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 02 Nov 2016, 00:34

Champs-Élysées:
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Post by offizier1916 » 02 Nov 2016, 19:38

superb photos! very interesting.

I guess the photo, were those kriegsmarine soldiers standing guard, was the HQ of Admiral Frankreich/West?


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Post by von thoma » 05 Nov 2016, 16:24

I guess the photo, were those kriegsmarine soldiers standing guard, was the HQ of Admiral Frankreich/West?
I'm glad you like.

Picture shows an entry of the Hôtel de Crillon, on the Place de la Concorde, was the German headquarters of Greater Paris.
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Post by von thoma » 05 Nov 2016, 18:37

More pictures:
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Post by offizier1916 » 05 Nov 2016, 18:52

von thoma wrote:
I guess the photo, were those kriegsmarine soldiers standing guard, was the HQ of Admiral Frankreich/West?
I'm glad you like.

Picture shows an entry of the Hôtel de Crillon, on the Place de la Concorde, was the German headquarters of Greater Paris.

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Is this the hq of the Stadtkommandant of greater Paris (like von Choltitz) or the HQ of the Militärbefehlshaber (Stürlpnagel)? anyways, super photos!
also the photo where the soldiers are saluting the officers, relaxing in a french café and reading.

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Post by von thoma » 05 Nov 2016, 20:47

Hello offizier1916:

Several buildings was occupied in Paris :

Hôtel Majestic, avenue Kléber : MBF, Militärbefehlshaber in Frankreich.

Hôtel Crillon ( place de la Concorde ) : Headquarters of the military governor of Paris.

Hôtel Meurice : Commander of Gross Paris, Dietrich von Choltitz site.

Château de la Muette : Command Headquarters of the Kriegsmarine, and Hôtel de la Marine ( place de la Concorde ): Premises occupied by the Kriegsmarine.

Changing the guard in the Hôtel Meurice.
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Post by offizier1916 » 05 Nov 2016, 22:44

thx for clarification!

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Post by GregSingh » 06 Nov 2016, 11:25

Kriegsmarine soldiers were in front of Hôtel de la Marine building, not Hôtel de Crillon, which is an identical building next to it.
You can see address there on the photo - number 2.

Hôtel de la Marine building was used as French naval ministry.

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Post by von thoma » 06 Nov 2016, 16:28

Correct !
There are two symmetrical buildings as shown in the picture.
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Post by Maxschnauzer » 07 Nov 2016, 00:15

Not Paris proper, but if the caption was correct this photo was taken in Fontainebleau.
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Monmartre
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Post by Larrister » 08 Nov 2016, 22:16

Unknown buildings.

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Column of Pont Alexandre III.
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Post by GregSingh » 08 Nov 2016, 23:30

Unknown buildings.
Sorbonne University building in Rue Soufflot. Photo taken from steps of Pantheon.

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Post by Maxschnauzer » 09 Nov 2016, 00:57

A couple of street scenes:
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