Hôtel Meurice
This former palace served from September 1940 to August 1944 as headquarters of the German occupation force in France. General Von Choltitz, commander of Gross Paris, had his office here. During the Battle of Paris, the building was the most important German stronghold in the city.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
Nearby
Museum
- National Museum of the French Army - Paris, 7e
- Mémorial de la Shoah - Paris, 4e
- National French Navy Museum - Paris, 16e
Point of interest
Monument
- Memorial Network Saint-Jaques - Paris, 1er
- Memorial Raymond Deiss - Paris, 1er
- Napoleon's Column - Paris, 1er
Cemetery
- Tombs Église Saint-Louis-des-Invalides - Paris, 7e
- Panthéon Paris - Paris, 5e
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Arc de Triomphe - Paris, 17e
Fortification
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