03-21-2015, 07:29 AM
I always find these pics fascinating. These are from Dijon, France during WWII and today.
Source: LINK
German troops gather in front of the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy on June 17th, 1940.
![[Image: o32aIS2.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/o32aIS2.jpg)
Today the Palace is still the town hall and a major tourist spot.
![[Image: oujtSJf.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/oujtSJf.jpg)
Luftwaffe headquarters. Now a simple building with a florist.
![[Image: QKZlfyf.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/QKZlfyf.jpg)
German officers posing in front of the fountain at Parc Darcy.
![[Image: HpPTtSi.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/HpPTtSi.jpg)
The main street, with Guillaume's Gate in the back.
![[Image: ak5Q3ih.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/ak5Q3ih.jpg)
A soldier posing in front of what used to be a butcher shop
![[Image: 0VkjBgi.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/0VkjBgi.jpg)
The post office, displaying a massive flag after Dijon's Liberation.
![[Image: cs5N8cj.png]](http://i.imgur.com/cs5N8cj.png)
On September 11th 1944, Allied troops finally enter the city and go through the main street.
![[Image: Ij89Wo7.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/Ij89Wo7.jpg)
Free French Forces, aboard Shermans, arrive in front of the Palace. The square is renamed Liberation Square for the occasion.
![[Image: 99y1Nwa.jpg]](http://i.imgur.com/99y1Nwa.jpg)
Source: LINK
German troops gather in front of the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy on June 17th, 1940.
Today the Palace is still the town hall and a major tourist spot.
Luftwaffe headquarters. Now a simple building with a florist.
German officers posing in front of the fountain at Parc Darcy.
The main street, with Guillaume's Gate in the back.
A soldier posing in front of what used to be a butcher shop
The post office, displaying a massive flag after Dijon's Liberation.
On September 11th 1944, Allied troops finally enter the city and go through the main street.
Free French Forces, aboard Shermans, arrive in front of the Palace. The square is renamed Liberation Square for the occasion.
![[Image: Beach-in-Normandy-France-Then-and-Now.jpg]](http://spillwords.com/wp-content/gallery/february-13-ii/Beach-in-Normandy-France-Then-and-Now.jpg)
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