In the German occupation of Paris 1940/44 why did the German's not repair the cables on the Eiffel Tower with the level of intelligence of their engineer's and their men enjoying the city whilst posted there, it was easily repaired by the French after the German occupation?
2007-02-22 23:11:32 · 6 answers · asked by Jennifer Pearl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Too busy drinking the wine, eating the food and having fun with the ladies. The war bit came second in Paris
2007-02-22 23:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by thecharleslloyd 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hitler even had considered to completely destroy Paris because he wanted to make Berlin the most beautiful and greatest city of the world. In Leningrad the Germans burned down a castle that had a lot of cultural value (where the Amber Room was, it is rebuilt now). The Nazis wanted to destroy the cultures of the countries that were occupied by Germany to gain a total German dominance.
2007-02-25 01:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Elly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paris was declared an open city by the French to save it from destruction. Occupation by the Germans was propoganda, they didn't actually intend to DO anything, a puppet French government was "in power" to do that.
2007-02-23 01:07:29 · answer #3 · answered by Duffer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Knowing how the Germans operated, it was probably not considered to be a priority to get the elevators on the Eiffel Tower working. The stairs were still there.
2007-02-22 23:18:44 · answer #4 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Hitler actually ordered his General to destroy Paris. The General refused. That may play into the reason. Also, they were fighting a war, not fixing tourist attractions.
2007-02-25 16:32:13 · answer #5 · answered by balooby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe they chose to leave it broken since it is a purely symbolic structure of which the parisians are justly proud, and perhaps its being damaged seemed right to the invaders?
2007-02-22 23:15:54 · answer #6 · answered by richard 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋