In early June 1940, the major forces in the French army has been broken or cut to the north. Road to Paris with the German troops had crossed was open. July 14, 1940, the German army in Paris. Started during the occupation. Top photo - Paris, 1940. leadership of Hitler's Reich Trocadero | Paris, 2010. military governor, said General Henri Fernand Majors Paris an "open city", the empty three-quarters of the capital a month after the beginning of active military operations against Germany, France, were without fighting the German troops . Paris, 1940. German soldiers marching in the Arc de Triomphe. 17 More images after the break...