Rue St. Placide, Paris, France, 1944 – 2016
In 1940, Paris was occupied by German troops. As the Allied army approached the capital, this encouraged the Parisian population to resist. It came to a general strike, followed by open revolts. Everywhere in the city (such as here in the rue St. Placide) barricades were erected, and around the 20th of August, the Resistance had taken control of the city.