The French 2nd Armored Division entered Paris as German forces withdrew. The liberation narrative often centers metropolitan French resistance and overlooks African soldiers and other colonial troops who served in the French forces. French colonial authorities had also demobilized or excluded many African soldiers from the liberation of Paris, revealing unequal claims to national belonging.
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The liberation of Paris brought an end to French colonial rule.
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France’s empire remained in place despite liberation from Nazi occupation.