yed ▁that ▁L ec ler c ▁had ▁allowed ▁the ▁commun ist ▁Rol ▁to ▁co - sign ▁the ▁surrender . ▁The ▁next ▁day ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁held ▁a ▁tri um phal ▁para de , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁senior ▁military ▁figures ▁including ▁L ec ler c , ▁Al phon se ▁Ju in , ▁Marie - Pierre ▁K œ nig ▁and ▁Georges ▁Th ier ry ▁d ' Ar gen lie u . ▁ ▁Mont gom ery ' s ▁troops ▁liber ated ▁T ail ly , ▁allowing ▁L ec ler c ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁see ▁Th ér èse ▁and ▁the ▁children ▁again ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁His ▁oldest ▁sons , ▁Henri ▁and ▁Hub ert , ▁now ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁old ▁respectively , ▁li ed ▁about ▁their ▁ages ▁to ▁volunte er ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁ 2 e ▁DB . ▁Henri ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁serve ▁with ▁the ▁R MT , ▁while ▁Hub ert ▁became ▁a ▁Sh erman ▁tank ▁gun ner ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 2 e ▁R CA . ▁Other ▁relatives ▁also ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁division , ▁including ▁two ▁nep he ws . ▁The ▁fighting ▁in ▁Paris ▁cost ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁ 9 7 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 3 8 ▁wounded ; ▁nearly ▁twice ▁that ▁number ▁were ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁fighting ▁in ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁These ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁who , ▁like ▁L ec ler c ' s ▁sons , ▁offered ▁themselves ▁at ▁a ▁rec ruit ment ▁office ▁the ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁established