“On this day, June 14, 1940: Nazi Germany occupied Paris. A dark turning point in European history.”
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by Necessary_Sale_67
“On this day, June 14, 1940: Nazi Germany occupied Paris. A dark turning point in European history.”
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by Necessary_Sale_67
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It seems to me that the turning point came a little earlier – 01.09.1939, when the Nazis invaded Poland.
And it get even worse: on this day the soviet onion issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the formation of a new government and the admission of Soviet troops.
This event marked the beginning of the soviet occupation of Lithuania, along with Latvia and Estonia. The ultimatum was presented on the same day that Paris fell to Nazi Germany, further isolating the Baltic states. The soviet onion formally annexed Latvia on August 5, 1940.
[On 15 June 1940, the Red Army began the annexation of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/11/the-soviet-union-occupies-the-baltic-states-1940?CMP=share_btn_url)
And the occupation of Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania began as well, changed three times between the soviets, nazis and then soviets again for half a decade.
What even is the eiffel tower built for?
But not as bad as the current occupiers
On June 14, 1941, the Soviet Union forcibly deported over 10,000 people from Estonia to Siberia. This event is now commemorated as a day of mourning in Estonia.
Sort of like Israel occupied Gaza or Russia occupied Crimea? How about Governments get the hell out of other countries?!
And in the US there is a similar person occupying the office of the presidency.
Just to remind everyone of the fact that Paris is still existing the way it is because [General von Choltitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietrich_von_Choltitz) refused to [obey the order](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_of_Paris#German_surrender_(25_August)) to (quite literally) blow up Paris. Which, from todays point of knowledge, was very much in part because he speculated on a better treatment through the allies after capitulation.
Nontheless: His ***not****-absolute-loyalty-and-devotion-to-the-Führer*, which every Waffen-SS General would unquestionably have had, saved us a wonderful city! (with quite peculiar citizens.)
We have really a different understanding of what a turning point is
It’s only a turning point when an empire invades another empire? The whole year of invasions before that we forget about?
A good showcase that you just standing by doesn’t means that the aggressor will not invade you. Your inaction doesn’t results in the other’s inaction – instead they will use it for their benefit against you
Funny enough it was safer under their occupation than today’s current France.
Are people literally looking for the lowest resolution photo possible before posting here?
[Here’s a higher resolution version of the photo.](https://imgur.com/a/5kKWTBK)
Best day ever
Luckily nazi germany was defeated by strong jpeg compression.
Pokemon Go hosting Paris GoFest exactly 85 years after the Paris occupation.
The closing of the Falaise Gap was more of a turning point in France.
Ahhhh so now I understand why Trump wanted his parade today!
Atleast they dont speak german now.
Paris is not doing any better lol
Dollars to donuts u/Necessary_Sale_67 will post in a couple of months a shitty picture of Germans fleeing Paris with the caption “Germany surrenders the French capital on 25 August 1944. A bright day in European history.”
What turning point of war was it?
Bullshit, germans idea of one and united europe was ahead of its time; if they had succeeded, we would have now a bigger and stronger europe, including russia and turkey, and all balkans countries; but commies had other f…ing ideas and today we see the results.
To say it in the words of orange man: “That wasnt a pleasant day.”
having lived in france now for a couple of years, I get the sense that the occupation of ww2 remains a source of humiliation to this day. which makes the post-war rapprochement with germany one of the most impressive diplomatic achievements I have witnessed in my lifetime, ….a move so central to the elevated power that France wields as Europe moves to grow up and leave the half-way house dependence on the US.
r/europe_sub celebrating
🤣😁🙏👍
What was “dark” about that?
It’s so odd that a country that had been conquered in this way would continue to fuck around with European security today.
What exactly does today’s parade in Washington DC commemorate?
Hitler had so much luck in the early days. He initially wanted to go to war with Czechoslovakia, then he wanted to attack France as soon as November 1939 (which would be a disaster) only to cancel due to bad weather, and then the original plans of the attack were found due to two idiots getting caught so they opted for more ambitious van Manstein’s plan. Damn this war could be very short on multiple occasions.
And… did the French say “Thank you”?
Perhaps if the French leadership hadn’t hidden their armies in bunkers, or their soldiers hadn’t run away from the battlefield at Bulson, the Germans wouldn’t have made it to Paris
Right wing is nazi. Jews are nazi. Trump are nazi
Yeah I think its time to liberate koningsberg, its been long enough indeed.
Maybe the fall of France could be seen as a point of no return , the war must have continued,but not a turning point .
It’s funny to realize that one house in Stalingrad held out longer than the whole of France XD
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