Itinerary
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Stop At: Bouillon Chartier, 7 Rue du Faubourg Montmartre, 75009 Paris, France
Back to some dramatic anecdotes and daily life under the Occupation
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Folies-Bergere, 32 rue Richer, 75009 Paris France
Testimonies on the intense artistic life under the Occupation: stars, music halls, cinemas ...
Duration: 7 minutes
Stop At: Passage Verdeau, 6 Rue de la Grange Batelière, 75009 Paris, France
The passages keep the atmosphere and the decorations that one could find under the Occupation. Opposite, the building housed a brothel requisitioned by the German army.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Hotel Drouot, 9 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris France
Dyrating the Occupation, a considerable number of simple objects and works of art were sold at Drouot. Opportunity to explain the spoliation of Jewish property and the incredible story of a German art dealer working for the Reich.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Mairie du 9e arrondissement de Paris, 6 Rue Drouot, 75009 Paris, France
The town hall will be an opportunity to approach the Resistance, through an employee of the town hall. But also to address the denunciation and the ordinary resistance in France during the war
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: BNP Paribas maison doree, 20 Bd des Italiens, 75009 Paris, France
This ruling will address the role of banks under the occupation. A little before, we will discuss the surprising situation on the Paris stock exchange and also the armistice agreements between France and Germany and the economic as well as political situation which resulted from it.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Pathe Opera Premier, 32 rue Louis le grand side Premier, 75002 Paris France
Example of a cinema requisitioned for German soldiers. Nearby, another building remained famous for having hosted one of the most important exhibitions in Paris, organized by propaganda promoting anti-Semitism.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: BRED-Banque Populaire - Espace patrimonial, 1 Pl. de l'Opéra, 75002 Paris, France
The Place de l'Opéra is extremely symbolic of the Occupation of Paris. The Kommandantur was there, the Café de la Paix, as well as the Opera, are rich in many anecdotes during this period.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Place Vendome, 75001 Paris France
After having discussed the fate of the jewelry stores on rue de la Paix, Place Vendôme will be an opportunity to talk about the Ministry of Justice, occupied by the German army, of one of the very first networks of Resistance, established just opposite , and especially the Ritz hotel, which was a high place of Collaboration and occupation, with many celebrities, who regularly went there.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Rue de Castiglione, Paris France
Most of the large hotls housed the headquarters of the German army. Behind the Meurice hotel, we will be able to approach the main characters linked to these places and the battles of the Liberation which ended here.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Place de la Concorde, 75008 Paris France
The Place de la Concore allows you to see the traces of the battles of the Liberation. The memorial plaques are dedicated to the soldiers, resistance fighters or ordinary civilians who took part in them.
On the terrace, several photos of the place as of the places which surround it will help to better understand the period but also to return to the fundamental role of several famous people.
Duration: 15 minutes
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