a place of myth a lost paradise. the fall of france in one nine hundred forty installed germany with renewed nationalist fervor pride and satisfaction on june twentieth she was occupied by german troops. hitler visited the city in person and visited the cathedral for many germans a symbol of german culture and german history. the national socialists laid claim to. the city's central square was renamed spots after a pro german leader of the autonomy movement germany's academic elite were eager to follow on the heels of the military triumph. the germans had returned and