-Detailled information about this story can be found in the book 'Autopsy of a Battle, Liberation of the French Riviera': http://autopsyofabattle.blogspot.com/
-More information about finding missing soldiers: http://findthemia.blogspot.com/
-Battlefield archaeology: http://battlefieldarchaeology.blogspot.com/
-Auf Deutsch: http://division148.blogspot.com/
Their first stop was in front of the Cafe de Dome in Montparnasse, writes Capa, where his favourite table lay empty. “Girls in light printed dresses climbed up on our tank and ersatz lipstick soon covered our faces,” he said. “Around the Chamber of Deputies we had to fight, and some of the lipstick got washed off with blood. Late in the evening, Paris was free.” That night at City Hall, General Charles de Gaulle declared: “Paris! An outraged Paris! A broken Paris! A martyred Paris! But…a liberat... moreTheir first stop was in front of the Cafe de Dome in Montparnasse, writes Capa, where his favourite table lay empty. “Girls in light printed dresses climbed up on our tank and ersatz lipstick soon covered our faces,” he said. “Around the Chamber of Deputies we had to fight, and some of the lipstick got washed off with blood. Late in the evening, Paris was free.” That night at City Hall, General Charles de Gaulle declared: “Paris! An outraged Paris! A broken Paris! A martyred Paris! But…a liberated Paris!
This letter to the Colonial Secretary shows that noisy neighbours have long been an issue in South Australia, even since 1837! Edward Stephens (who lived next door to Lewis's Cigar Place) sent this complaint, writing "night after night is my family disturbed by singing and noises of the most boisterous kind".
Letters to the Colonial Secretary include information on daily life in the early colony. Search the State Library of South Australia indexes here: https://bit.ly/2xOOPS7
Image ref: SRSA ... moreThis letter to the Colonial Secretary shows that noisy neighbours have long been an issue in South Australia, even since 1837! Edward Stephens (who lived next door to Lewis's Cigar Place) sent this complaint, writing "night after night is my family disturbed by singing and noises of the most boisterous kind".
Letters to the Colonial Secretary include information on daily life in the early colony. Search the State Library of South Australia indexes here: https://bit.ly/2xOOPS7
