Hitler And Eiffel Tower. Know Interesting Facts about Eiffel Tower Hitler's words were: "The city must not fall into the enemy's hand except if lying in complete rubble." In July, Hitler returned in triumph to Berlin, Germany.
Hitler poses before the Tour Eiffel, symbolising the triumphant success of his blitzkrieg from www.alamy.com
Thankfully, Choltitz did not carry out the command.. English: Adolf Hitler and his entourage visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 23, 1940, following the occupation of France by the Nazis
Hitler poses before the Tour Eiffel, symbolising the triumphant success of his blitzkrieg
On June 28, 1940, Adolf Hitler surveys notable sites in the French capital, now German-occupied territory Hitler's words were: "The city must not fall into the enemy's hand except if lying in complete rubble." A crouching cameraman films Hitler for the cinema newsreel
Rare German Third 3rd Reich Original Postard Hitler in Front of the Eiffel Tower Topics. Hitler left his private Mercedes to take a view from the spot he had just seen from the other bank of the river from the height of 'Palais de Chaillot' He was not able to go on the Eiffel Tower, because the French had severed the lift cables just before the German invasion
Know Interesting Facts about Eiffel Tower. The day before (June 22), France signed an armistice with Germany following the Germans' successful invasion Thankfully, Choltitz did not carry out the command..