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Jim Wald

25 August 1944: Liberation of by the

This 1945 US postage proved controversial for several reasons: troops did not actually parade through the Arc de Triomphe, airplanes did not take part

postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition

More significant to our eyes was another omission:

Papers unearthed by the BBC reveal that British & American commanders ensured that the liberation of Paris on 25 August 1944 was seen as a "whites only" victory
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/798