French poet, journalist, war correspondent and member of the French Resistance, Madeleine Riffaud, poses during a photo session at her home in Paris, on June 17, 2024.

France celebrated Bastille Day on Monday, the holiday marking the 1789 storming of the Bastille prison, a pivotal moment in ...

Madeleine Riffaud, who has died aged 100, was a heroine of the French Resistance and one of the last surviving links with the Liberation of Paris in 1944. The decisive moment of her life, she ...

Free French units led by Gen. Philippe Leclerc -- backed by the U.S. Army 4th Infantry - pushed into central Paris. At about 3 p.m., the German commander, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz, surrendered.