Airport Le Bourget (Paris) (2)
Location: Inbetween Avenue John Fitgerald Kennedy, Avenue du Général de Gaulle and Avenue du 8 Mai 1945
Today: Bussiness airport
When Hitler visited Paris he flew from airport Gros Caillou to the Paris airport Le Bourget, where he left by car for a tour through Paris.
Left: Hitler at the
airport Le Bourget
Right: A picture of Le Bourget
made in 1937
Opéra Garnier (Palace Garnier) (4)
Location: Place de l'Opéra
Today: Still there
Hitler was very interested in the Opéra Garnier and he already knew a lot about the building before he visited it.
La Madeleine (6)
Location: Place de la Madeleine at one end of the Rue Royale and Boulevard de la Madeleine
Today: Still there
Hitler liked the outside of the building better than the inside. He was fascinated by the area around the building, like the Place de La Concorde and the Rue de Rivoli.
Pictures made of stills of the movie of Hitler visiting Paris. These (bad quality) pictures show him getting out of his car, entering the gate and climbing up the stairs of La Madeleine. (pictures: Hitler's Paris movie)
Left: Hitler leaving La Madeleine
(picture: Adolf Hitler in Bilddokumenten seiner Zeit)
Right, above: The cars driving away from the building
(picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Right, below: La Madeleine in 2004 (picture: www.wikipedia.nl)
Place de la Concorde (8)
Location: Place de la Concorde, at the other end of the Rue Royale
Today: Still there
Hitler was driven across the Place de la Concorde, towards the Avenue des Champs-
A picture of the square made in 1885 (picture: public domain, en.wikipedia.org)
The Place de la Concorde in 2005 (picture: en.wikipedia.org)
Hitler's car on the Place de la Concorde (picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Champs-
Location: Avenue des Champs-
Today: Still there
Hitler wanted to have an avenue like the Champs-
An old postcard of the Champs-
Hitler's car drives onto the Champs Elysées, past the horses of Marly. (picture: Kuypers, Hitler verovert Parijs)
The Champs-
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Arc-
Location: Place Charles de Gaulle (called Place de l'Étoile before)
Today: Still there
The Champs-
Hitler's motorcade driving towards
the Arc -
(picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Hitler's motorcade driving away from
the Arc -
(picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Hitler's motorcade driving on the square of the Arc -
Three recent pictures of the Arc -
Avenue Foch (11)/ Arc-
Location: One of the avenues starting (or ending) at the Place Charles de Gaulle
Today: Still there
After driving towards the Arc-
A picture of the Avenue Foch as taken from the Arc-
Avenue Foch
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Champs de Mars (17a)
Location: Gardens around the Place Jacques Rueff, between the Eiffel Tower and the Ecole Militaire
Today: Still there
Hitler was driven to the Ecole Militaire. He left the car to look at the Champs de Mars and the Ecole Militaire.
The Champs de Mars as seen
from the Eiffel Tower
(picture: wikipedia.org)
The Champs de Mars with the Ecole Militaire at the end
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Ecole Militaire (17c)
Location: Place Joffre, Avenue de La Motte-
Today: Still there
The façade of the military school was another thing Hitler liked.
The Militairy School faces the Eiffel Tower and the Champs de Mars (picture: public domain, fr.wikipedia.org)
The Ecole Militaire in 2009 (pictures: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The street in front of the Ecole Militaire (turning to the right and directly left on the Place Joffre, takes you to the Place Vauban)
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
N2 (3a) -
Route
Rue Gluck (behind Opéra Garnier) (3e)
Route
Hitler's car on the Rue Gluck
Boulevard des Capucines (5)
Route
Rue Royale (7)
Route
The Rue Royale in 1900
(picture: copyrights unknown)
Hitler and the Eiffel Tower
(picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Hitler looking at the Eiffel Tower from the Tracadero square (picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Hitler's car driving to the Trocadero
(picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Hitler's car stops at the Trocadero
(picture: Hitler's Paris movie)
Avenue Raymond Poincaré (13)
Route
The Trocadero from the other side
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The Trocadero and the road behind it
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The same location almost 69 years later
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
The Eiffel Tower. The left picture was taken from the spot were Hitler stood.
(pictures: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Trocadero (14), Tour d'Eiffel (16) (getting there by taking the Avenue Raymond Poincaré )
Location: Place du Trocadero
Today: Still there
Hitler didn't like iron buildings but he liked the Eiffel Tower and the area around it very much.
Pont d’Iena (15)
Route
The Pont d’Iena with the
Trocadero in the background
The Pont d’Iena and the Eiffel Tower
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Bridge d’Iena
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Hitler took this bridge on his way to the Ecole Militaire, located on the other side of the Eiffel Tower
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Left: The bridge, the Eiffel Tower, and the Champs de Mars with the Ecole Militaire on the other side
(picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Statue Marechal Joffre (17b)
Location: Place Joffre between the Champs de Mars and the Ecole Militaire
Today: Still there
Hitler's car stopped directly behind the statue of Marechal Joffre, to take a look at the Champs de Mars and the Ecole Militaire.
Hitler's car behind the statue of marechal Joffre
Centre and right: The statue of marechal Joffre today
(pictures: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Avenue de Tourville (18) & Place Vauban (19)
Route
Church of St.Louis des Invalides and the courtyard of Les Invalides (20 + 21)
Location: Place Vauban, behind the Dome des Invalides
Today: Still there
Hitler and his men walked through the church of St. Louis and the courtyard of Les Invalides to the cars that were waiting at the other side of the buildings.
Boulevard Saint-
Location: Boulevard Saint-
Today: Still there
Hitler's motorcade took the Boulevard Saint-
The Boulevard Saint-
(picture : en.wikipedia.org)
Boulevard Saint-
Route
Today: Still there
Hitler's motorcade took the Boulevard Saint-
Palais du Luxembourg (26)
Location: Rue de Vaugirard
Today: Still there
Hitler's motorcade took the Boulevard Saint-
The Palais du Luxembourg
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Odéon Theatre (27)
Location: Place Paul Claudel, Rue de Vaugiard
Today: Still there
Hitler's motorcade took the Boulevard Saint-
The Odéon Theatre in Paris
(picture: en.wikipedia.org)
Panthéon (30)
Location: End of Rue de Soufflot
Today: Still there
Hitler's motorcade took the Boulevard Saint-
The Panthéon in the
Quartier Latin in Paris
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Ile de la Cité (33a)
Location: Island in the river Seine. The Boulevard du Palais runs through the centre of it. It's the island of the Notre Dame
Today: Still there
It seems like Hitler and his men only briefly visited the island of the Notre Dame.
The Ile de la Cité with the
Notre Dame by night
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Notre Dame (35)
Location: Place du Parvis Notre Dame on the Ile de la Cité
Today: Still there
A quick look at the Notre Dame was part of the trip through Paris.
Left: The Notre Dame of Paris by night (picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Right: The Notre Dame by daylight (picture: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Quai d’Orsay (22a) -
Route
Past the French War Ministry (24a) -
Route
St. Sulpice
Rue Soufflot (29)
Route
Detour to Café Closerie des Lilas (31)
Location: Boulevard Montparnasse 171/ corner Avenue de l'Observatoire
Today: Still there
The Closerie des Lilas was a meeting place of writers, painters and other artists. Sculptor Arno Breker, who was with Hitler, Giesler and Speer, showed Hitler the café and the statue of Marechal Ney. Breker had worked in this area.
An old picture of the café
Boulevard St.-
Route
Palais de Justice, St. Chapelle (34)
Location: Boulevard du Palais, Ile de la Cité
Today: Still there
Hitler got out of the car to see the St. Chapelle, the only remaining part of the old castle that used to be there.
Three pictures of the Palais de Justice with the church St. Chapelle on it’s left side.
(pictures: the Hitlerpages, 2009)
Rue de Rivoli (40)
Location: Rue de Rivoli
Today: Still there
Hitler liked the Rue de Rivoli because of the uniformity of it's buildings.
The Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre (picture: fr.wikipedia.org)
Louvre (42)
Location: Rue de Rivoli, between de Place de la Concorde and the Rue de l'Amiral Coligny
Today: Still there
Hitler did like the Louvre as a building. It looks like he didn't enter the building.
Colonnade of the Louvre
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Pont d’Arcole (36)
Route
Hotel de Ville (37)
Location: Place de l’Hotel de Ville
Today: Still there
At the Hotel de Ville, on the other side of the Seine, the cars stopped again.
Hotel de Ville
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Musée Carnavalet (38)
Location: Rue des Francs Bourgeois
Today: Still there
Hitler also visited the Musée Carnavalet.
The Musée Carnavalet
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Place des Vosges (39) -
Route
Les Halles today, with on the picture the Forum des Halles
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
The Place des Vosges
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
Past the Opéra (4) -
Route
Both pictures on the left:
Hitler at Montmartre
(picture: Kuypers, Hitler verovert Parijs)
Butte de Montmartre, Sacre Cœur (46)
Location: Rue du Chevalier de La Barre
Today: Still there
Hitler took the time to look at the view of Paris at the end of the trip. After that the group went back to the plane.
View from the Montmartre
(picture: nl.wikipedia.nl)
The Sacre Coeur
(picture: nl.wikipedia.org)
15. Pont d’Iena 16. Tour d'Eiffel 17a. Champs de Mars 17b. Statue Marshall Joffre 17c. Ecole Militaire 18. Most likely through Avenue de Tourville 19. Place Vauban 20. Dome des Invalides 21. Through the church St.Louis des Invalides and the courtyard of Les Invalides (where the cars were waiting) 22a. Quai d’Orsay 22b. Chambre de Deputies 22c. Rue de Lille 23. Boulevard Saint-
Airport Le Bourget (Paris) (2)
Location: Inbetween Avenue John Fitgerald Kennedy, Avenue du Général de Gaulle and Avenue du 8 Mai 1945
Today: Bussiness airport
Hitler left Paris from the Paris airport Le Bourget. After havinng circled the city a few times, his plane went back to airport Gros Caillou, an airpot close to his headquarters the Felsennest.
Left: Hitler at the
airport Le Bourget
Right: A picture of Le Bourget
made in 1937
Paris
There's some discussion about the date of Hitler's visit to Paris. Albert Speer, who was with Hitler in Paris, said it was June 28, 1940. Two other men who were with Hitler said it was June 23, 1940. Looking at the timetable of the Hitlerpages seems to make clear that the visit must have been taken place on June the 23th. The 23th was a Sunday: and indeed the city was very quiet on the early morning of Hitler’s visit. So until someone proves me wrong I think that Hitler was driven through Paris on June 23. A few pictures and a short movie were made of this event. Some pictures I made of the movie can be found on this page. It’s not possible to do the exact tour in modern traffic anymore, with all the new regulations like one-
1. Bruly-
8. Place de la Concorde 9. Avenue des Champs-
12. Arc de Triomphe 13. Avenue Raymond Poincaré 14. Trocadero
