These Newly-Colorized Historical Photos Reveal Shocking Things

The Eiffel Tower, 1944

Paris was liberated from four years of Nazi occupation in 1944. Allegedly, Hitler ordered General Dietrich von Choltitz to set the tower on fire and burn Paris to the ground so it couldn't be liberated. Two days after this didn't happen, there was a celebration on the Champs d'Elysees.

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