![German general defied Hitler, saved Notre Dame Cathedral from being destroyed during World War II | MEAWW German general defied Hitler, saved Notre Dame Cathedral from being destroyed during World War II | MEAWW](https://d6ehjqrqtzoun.cloudfront.net/cb8e9b0f-de1a-4748-9226-a72f5f37c567.jpg)
German general defied Hitler, saved Notre Dame Cathedral from being destroyed during World War II | MEAWW
![World War II: German military concert in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in occupied Paris. [automated translation] Stock Photo - Alamy World War II: German military concert in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in occupied Paris. [automated translation] Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GY4TY6/world-war-ii-german-military-concert-in-front-of-notre-dame-cathedral-in-occupied-paris-automated-translation-2GY4TY6.jpg)
World War II: German military concert in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in occupied Paris. [automated translation] Stock Photo - Alamy
![Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "American soldiers at Notre Dame, August 1944, during liberation of Paris, World War II: #Getty https://t.co/KLiVX60nTx" / Twitter Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "American soldiers at Notre Dame, August 1944, during liberation of Paris, World War II: #Getty https://t.co/KLiVX60nTx" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4NyLxyXsAIYVSl.jpg)
Michael Beschloss on Twitter: "American soldiers at Notre Dame, August 1944, during liberation of Paris, World War II: #Getty https://t.co/KLiVX60nTx" / Twitter
![View of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories View of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories](https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c968119d095dc32d807923c59347cc2.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2011.076.109_1.jpg)
View of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories
![The glorious (and tragic) history of Notre Dame Cathedral from de Sully to Disney - National | Globalnews.ca The glorious (and tragic) history of Notre Dame Cathedral from de Sully to Disney - National | Globalnews.ca](https://i2.wp.com/media.globalnews.ca/videostatic/670/795/GettyImages-1142902958_848x480_1494279747908.jpg?w=1040&quality=70&strip=all)
The glorious (and tragic) history of Notre Dame Cathedral from de Sully to Disney - National | Globalnews.ca
![US serviceman standing in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on 24 February 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories US serviceman standing in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on 24 February 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories](https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c968119d095dc32d807923c59347cc2.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2011.076.112_1.jpg)
US serviceman standing in front of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on 24 February 1945 | The Digital Collections of the National WWII Museum : Oral Histories
![Image of PARIS: NOTRE DAME, 1939. - At The Onset Of World War II, The Portals Of Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris, France, Are Being Protected By Sand Bags. Photograph, 1939. From Image of PARIS: NOTRE DAME, 1939. - At The Onset Of World War II, The Portals Of Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris, France, Are Being Protected By Sand Bags. Photograph, 1939. From](https://www.granger.com/wmpix/woh/fra/0117383-PARIS-NOTRE-DAME-1939-At-the-onset-of-World-War-II-the-portals-of-Notre-Dame-Cathedral-in-Paris-France-are-being-protected-by-sand-bags-Photograph-1939.jpg)