4 real historical locations · France
Volker Schlondorff's film depicts the tense negotiation on the night of August 24-25, 1944, when Swedish consul Raoul Nordling persuaded German General Dietrich von Choltitz not to carry out Hitler's order to destroy Paris before the Allied liberation.
CinemaMapped has mapped 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning France.
In August 1944, Swedish consul Raoul Nordling meets German General Dietrich von Choltitz at the Hôtel Meurice — negotiating through a single night to prevent...
Hitler ordered Paris to be destroyed as Allied forces approached in August 1944: all bridges, monuments and strategic installations were to be demolished. General von Choltitz defied the order. The role of Swedish con...
View location →German General Dietrich von Choltitz's headquarters — where Swedish consul Raoul Nordling conducted the secret negotiation to save Paris from destruction.
General von Choltitz had received Hitler's order to destroy Paris. Over one extraordinary night, Swedish consul-general Raoul Nordling persuaded von Choltitz that destroying Paris would be a pointless act of barbarism...
View location →Raoul Nordling's base of operations — the neutral Swedish consulate from which the diplomat launched his desperate mission to save Paris.
Raoul Nordling (1881-1962) was Sweden's consul-general in Paris throughout the German occupation. Before the liberation, he negotiated the release of thousands of French political prisoners and then conducted the cruc...
View location →The symbolic heart of Paris — saved intact by von Choltitz's decision not to carry out Hitler's destruction order.
Paris was liberated on August 25, 1944, with the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame, the Louvre and Sacré-Cœur all undamaged. Hitler reportedly demanded confirmation that Paris was burning. Eisenhower later said the liberation ...
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