25 August 1944: Liberation of #Paris by the #Allies
This 1945 US postage #stamp proved controversial for several reasons: troops did not actually parade through the Arc de Triomphe, airplanes did not take part
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
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7984436.stm