The Liberation of Paris was a military action that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944. The Liberation of Paris appears in Call of Duty 3 and Call of Duty: WWII.
Call of Duty 3
- "Canadian and American reinforcements arrive to help seal the Falaise Gap and close off any route of escape for the retreating German soldiers. Four days later, Allied forces liberated Paris, bringing an end to the Battle of Normandy."
- — Ending of Call of Duty 3.
In Call of Duty 3, the entire campaign heavily focuses on sealing the Falaise Gap, after the Battle of Chambois and the pocket being sealed by the Allied Powers, German soldiers are seen retreating from Paris.
Call of Duty: WWII
- "We did it! De Gaulle's forces are entering the city."
- — Rousseau after the successful uprising.
In the Call of Duty: WWII campaign level "Liberation", you play as Camille "Rousseau" Denis, who is a leader of the French Forces of Interior. She worked alongside the British Special Operations Executive agent Arthur Crowley to infiltrate the garrison in Paris at midnight. After meeting with the spy Karl Fischer, Rousseau assassinated SS-und Polizeiführer Heinrich, the commander of the Gestapo forces in Paris who murdered her whole family. After planting the bomb that Fischer offers, an uprising is staged right outside the garrison by the French Resistance and the 1st Infantry Division. The French 4th Armored Division and US 4th Infantry Division arrived at dawn and France is liberated from Nazi Germany.
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