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When was Paris liberated from German occupation during World War II?

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Paris; Eiffel Tower — Paris View of the Paris skyline from Montparnasse.

Paris was liberated from German occupation during World War II on August 25, 1944.

Following an uprising by Resistance forces that began on August 19, the Free French 2nd Armoured Division arrived in the city on August 24. The next morning, the German commander, Dietrich von Choltitz, surrendered to the Resistance and to Jacques-Philippe Leclerc, the commander of the 2nd Armoured Division. On August 26, Gen. Charles de Gaulle led a victory parade through the city.1