▁by ▁allowing ▁ 2 e ▁DB ▁to ▁use ▁roads ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁American ▁units , ▁thereby ▁causing ▁traffic ▁j ams ▁and ▁holding ▁up ▁the ▁American ▁advance . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁assignment ▁for ▁ 2 e ▁DB , ▁and ▁the ▁one ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁brought ▁from ▁Africa ▁for , ▁was ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Paris . ▁Al lied ▁troops ▁initially ▁avoided ▁the ▁historic ▁city , ▁moving ▁around ▁it ▁to ▁minim ise ▁the ▁danger ▁of ▁destruction ▁if ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁sought ▁to ▁defend ▁it . ▁When ▁Paris ians ▁rose ▁against ▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁and ▁L ec ler c ▁persu aded ▁General ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁to ▁help . ▁L ec ler c ' s ▁men ▁had ▁to ▁fight ▁their ▁way ▁into ▁Paris , ▁and ▁when ▁they ▁got ▁there ▁they ▁found ▁German ▁inf antry ▁and ▁t anks ▁still ▁holding ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁German ▁commander , ▁General ▁der ▁Inf anterie ▁Diet rich ▁von ▁Ch olt itz , ▁was ▁incl ined ▁to ▁surrender , ▁and ▁did ▁so ▁to ▁L ec ler c ▁and ▁Henri ▁Rol - T angu y ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Forces ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁at ▁the ▁G are ▁Mont par n asse ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁L ec ler c ▁arranged ▁for ▁En sign ▁Philippe ▁de ▁Ga ulle , ▁who ▁was ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁R B FM , ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁but ▁the ▁elder ▁de ▁Ga ulle ▁was ▁anno