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| 0978 | Otto II |  |
| Paris Unsuccessful in the siege of Paris due to an epidemic in his army |
| 1870 | Bismarck-Schonhausen, Otto Furst von | |
| 18th Sep Paris Favre requests an honourable peace from Bismarck who demands Alsace, Metz & Strasbourg |
| 1870 | Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen | |
| Paris Participates in the siege of Paris |
| 1870 | Moltke | |
| 19th Sep St Germain Moltke & the Crown Prince join forces at St-Germain-en-Laye |
| 19th Sep Paris Paris is surrounded, Moltke believes it can be starved out in 6 weeks |
| 1870 | Wilhelm I | |
| 1st Sep Paris Commands, with Moltke his right hand man, a victory which leads to the fall of Paris |
| 5th Oct Versailles Moves the Royal HQ from Ferrieres to the Royal Palace until the following Jan |
| 1914 | Kluck | |
| 10th Oct River Marne Defeated by Joffre, Germany is retreats from Paris to the Soissons -Rheims line |
| 1918 | Ludendorf, Erich von | |
| 16th May Paris The Germans reach Meuse at Chateau-Thierry within 40 miles of Paris |
| June Paris The German advance on Paris is stopped |
| 1940 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 14th June Paris The Germans capture Paris |
| 1944 | Cholitz, Dietrich von | |
| Paris German Commandant in Paris |
| Paris Ignores Hitlers order to destroy much of Paris |
| Paris Ordered by Hitler to blow up all the bridges across the Seine & destroy much of Paris |
| 13th Aug Paris The Paris police force goes on strike & joins force with the Resistance |
| 20th Aug Paris The FFI occupy the Hotel de Ville, Paris ' town hall & at noon a truce is agreed |
| 24th Aug Paris The German Commander of the Paris garrison surrenders |
| 1944 | Choltiz, Dietrich von | |
| 25th Aug Paris Choltiz disobeys Hitler's orders & refuses to burn Paris |
| 1944 | Hitler, Adolf | |
| 9th Aug Paris The Germans begin their withdrawal from Paris |
| 23rd Aug Paris Paris "should not fall into the hands of the enemy except as a field of ruins" |
| 25th Aug Paris Choltiz disobeys Hitler's orders & refuses to burn Paris |
| 1944 | Speidel, Hans | |
| Paris Commander of the German Army Corps in Paris |
