Eiffel Tower

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The Eiffel Tower was not excluded from the events of WWI and WWII. In 1914, at the outbreak of WWI, a radio transmitter was situated in the tower which jammed German radio communications, seriously hindering the enemy's advance on Paris and contributing to the Allied victory at the East Battle of the Marne from 7–12 September 1914.



The Germans, however, captured Paris during WWII. Upon their arrival in the city, the lift cables of the Eiffel Tower were cut by the French. During the years of the war, the site remained closed to the public, and the elevators were repaired only in 1946. In 1940, the German soldiers had to climb the tower to hoist the swastika flag; the flag was so large that it was blown away just a couple of hours later and needed to be replaced with a smaller one. The Tricolour remained lowered until 25 June 1944, until the Germans had been driven out of the capital.




ایفل ٹاور کو WWI اور WWII کے واقعات سے خارج نہیں کیا گیا تھا۔  1914 میں ، WWI کے وباء پر ، ٹاور میں ایک ریڈیو ٹرانسمیٹر واقع تھا جس نے جرمن ریڈیو مواصلات کو پیرس پر دشمن کی پیش قدمی میں سنجیدگی سے روکا اور 7 .12 ستمبر 1914 کو مارن کی مشرقی جنگ میں اتحادیوں کی فتح میں اہم کردار ادا کیا۔


 تاہم ، جرمنوں نے WWII کے دوران پیرس پر قبضہ کرلیا تھا۔  شہر پہنچنے پر ، ایفل ٹاور کی لفٹ کیبلز کو فرانسیسیوں نے کاٹ دیا۔  جنگ کے کچھ سالوں کے دوران ، یہ سائٹ عوام کے لئے بند رہی اور صرف 1946 میں لفٹوں کی مرمت کی گئی۔  جھنڈا اتنا بڑا تھا کہ اسے صرف دو گھنٹے بعد اڑا دیا گیا تھا اور اسے چھوٹے سے بدلنے کی ضرورت تھی۔  جب تک جرمنوں کو دارالحکومت سے بے دخل نہ کردیا گیا اس وقت تک 25 جون 1944 تک ترنگا گھٹا رہا۔

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