Photographs from Nazi occupied Paris

[soldierant]

This is from NPR - Idid check to make sure no one else hd posted it (and was kind of surprised no one had.)

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5157701/france-wwii-war-photos-mystery

Inside the album were 377 black-and-white photos taken between 1940 and 1942. They included street scenes with civilians and ubiquitous German soldiers, going about the business of Occupation near some of the most recognizable landmarks: Montmartre, the Place de la Concorde or the Champs-Elysées.

But there was no indication of who had taken the pictures, and with good reason.

During the German Occupation of France, the Nazis strictly prohibited outdoor photography; taking pictures without an official permit was punishable by imprisonment or death.

Just one example of many - the link works, but the photo is too big for the page , sorry.

https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/949x603+0+0/resize/1200/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F8b%2F3f991cbb46c8a849bf59cbbc7210%2Fleduc-681-01-r-copy.jpg

I couldn't help wondering whether anyone will do somethng like this for us and,, if they do, will the work survive - and will there b anyone to care?

[WarGamer]

1. I don't really get it

[wnylib]

6. I heard the program when it was broadcast.

It started with a photo album that someone discovered recently and then traced its history. The photos were taken secretly by a professional photographer to document for the future what France looked like during the Nazi occupation.

The pics show civilians and German soldiers mingling on the streets. If you recognize the uniforms and the French sites in the background, the impact is to see what a foreign military occupation looks like. It was not normal -- until the war -- for groups of armed soldiers to walk the streets of Paris, monitoring people's activities.

The photographer was eventually caught. I think someone turned him in, but don't remember for sure if that's how it happened. He died in a concentration camp.

[msongs]

2. historians of the future will enjoy images of nazi occupied washington DC nt

[whathehell]

4. .not if we don't allow it

and we won't.

[LSparkle]

3. My father served in WW2 and was in Paris after liberation

He didn’t speak much about the war but he did mention the joy of seeing the lights turned on again in Paris. I think it was an epiphany for him because he entered seminary after he left the service.

[mitch96]

5. "Idid check to make sure no one else hd posted it"...Tnx..I wish the people posting about infowars/onion did the same.nt

[soldierant]

7. Thanks.

The Onion story is a juicy one, I grant.

[hunter]

8. Our cell phone cameras won't be secure in similar circumstances...

... with AI sifting through the data to identify enemies of the state.

[Meowmee]

9. Someone will figure out a way to block it.

You can also use a stand alone digital cam not connected to internet.

[dalton99a]

10. Great story.