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The Liberation of Paris ( also known as the Battle for Paris ) was a military action that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944 . Paris had been ruled by Nazi Germany since the signing of the Second Compiègne Armistice on 22 June 1940 , after which the " Wehrmacht " occupied northern and western ___MASK23___ . M Squad is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on ___MASK97___ . It was produced by Lee Marvin ' s Latimer Productions and Revue Studios . Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand ; Lee Marvin , the program ' s star , appeared in its commercials during many episodes . Alternate sponsors were General Electric ( GE ), Hazel Bishop and Bulova watches . World War II ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ), also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 , although related conflicts began earlier . It involved the vast majority of the world ' s nations  including all of the great powers  eventually forming two opposing military alliances : the Allies and the Axis . It was the most widespread war in ___MASK16___ , and directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries . In a state of " total war ", the major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , erasing the distinction between civilian and military resources . Marked by mass deaths of civilians , including the Holocaust ( in which approximately 11 million people were killed ) and the strategic bombing of industrial and population centres ( in which approximately one million were killed , and which included the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ), it resulted in an estimated 50 million to 85 million fatalities . These made World War II the deadliest conflict in human ___MASK16___ . The Dirty Dozen is a 1967 American war film directed by Robert Aldrich , released by MGM , and starring Lee Marvin . The picture was filmed in the ___MASK17___ and features an ensemble supporting cast including Ernest Borgnine , Charles Bronson , Jim Brown , John Cassavetes , Telly Savalas , Robert Webber , and Donald Sutherland . The film is based on E . M . Nathanson ' s novel of the same name that was inspired by a real - life group called the " Filthy Thirteen ". In 2001 , the ___MASK14___ placed the film at number 65 on their 100 Years ... 100 Thrills list . Attack , also known as Attack ! , is a 1956 American anti - war drama film . It was directed by Robert Aldrich and starred Jack Palance , Eddie Albert , Lee Marvin , William Smithers , Robert Strauss , Richard Jaeckel , Buddy Ebsen and Peter van Eyck . The cinematographer was Joseph Biroc . `` A cynical and grim account of war '' , the film is set in the latter stages of World War II and tells the story of a front line combat unit led by a cowardly captain clearly out of his depth as well as a tougher subordinate and an executive officer who both threaten to do away with him . As the official trailer put it : `` Not every gun is pointed at the enemy ! '' The film won the 1956 Italian Film Critics Award . Robert Burgess Aldrich ( August 9 , 1918  December 5 , 1983 ) was an American film director , writer and producer , notable for such films as " Vera Cruz " ( 1954 ), " Kiss Me Deadly " ( 1955 ), " The Big Knife " ( 1955 ), " What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ?" ( 1962 ), " Hush  Hush , Sweet Charlotte " ( 1964 ), " The Flight of the Phoenix " ( 1965 ), " The Dirty Dozen " ( 1967 ) and " The Longest Yard " ( 1974 ). Film critic John Patterson summarized his career in 2012 : " He was a punchy , caustic , macho and pessimistic director , who depicted corruption and evil unflinchingly , and pushed limits on violence throughout his career . His aggressive and pugnacious film - making style , often crass and crude , but never less than utterly vital and alive , warrants  and will richly reward  your immediate attention ." Joseph Francis Biroc , A . S . C . ( February 12 , 1903  September 7 , 1996 ) was an American Academy Award - winning cinematographer . He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee , New Jersey . After working there for approximately six years , he moved to Los Angeles . Once in Southern California , Biroc worked at the ___MASK59___ movie studio . During World War II , he served in the U . S . Army Signal Corps , and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944 . In 1950 , Biroc left ___MASK59___ and freelanced on projects at various studios . In addition to his film work , which included " It ' s a Wonderful Life " ( 1946 ) and " The Flight of the Phoenix " ( 1965 ), Biroc worked on various television series , including the " Adventures of Superman " and " Wonder Woman ". It ' s a Wonderful Life is a 1946 American Christmas fantasy drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra , based on the short story and booklet " The Greatest Gift ", which Philip Van Doren ___MASK53___ wrote in 1939 and published privately in 1943 . The film is now among the most popular in American cinema and because of numerous television showings in the 1980s has become traditional viewing during the Christmas season . Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central ___MASK26___ , situated between the Baltic Sea in the north and two mountain ranges ( the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains ) in the south . Bordered by Germany to the west ; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south ; Ukraine and Belarus to the east ; and the Baltic Sea , Kaliningrad Oblast ( a Russian exclave ) and Lithuania to the north . The total area of Poland is , making it the 69th largest country in the world and the 9th largest in ___MASK26___ . With a population of over 38 . 5 million people , Poland is the 34th most populous country in the world , the 8th most populous country in ___MASK26___ and the sixth most populous member of the European Union . Poland is a unitary state divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , and its capital and largest city is Warsaw . Other metropolises include Kraków , Wrocaw , Pozna , Gdask and Szczecin . Kiss Me Deadly is an independently made 1955 black - and - white science fiction film noir , produced and directed by Robert Aldrich , that stars Ralph Meeker . The screenplay was written by A . I . Bezzerides , based on the Mickey Spillane Mike Hammer mystery novel " Kiss Me , Deadly ". The film was released by ___MASK73___ City Slickers is a 1991 American western comedy film , directed by Ron Underwood and starring Billy Crystal , Daniel ___MASK53___ , Bruno Kirby , and Jack Palance , with supporting roles by Patricia Wettig , Helen Slater , and Noble Willingham . Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in ___MASK26___ . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central ___MASK26___ , and is bordered by Italy to the south , ___MASK23___ to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva . The National Broadcasting Company ( ___MASK97___ ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building ( formerly known as the GE Building ) at Rockefeller Center in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at Universal City Plaza ), Chicago ( at the ___MASK97___ Tower ) and soon in Philadelphia at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center . The network is part of the Big Three television networks . ___MASK97___ is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network ", in reference to its stylized peacock logo , which was originally created in 1956 for its then - new color broadcasts and became the network ' s official emblem in 1979 . Lee Marvin ( February 19 , 1924  August 29 , 1987 ) was an American film and television actor . Known for his distinctive voice and prematurely white hair , Marvin initially appeared in supporting roles , mostly villains , soldiers , and other hardboiled characters . From 1957 to 1960 , he starred as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger in the ___MASK97___ crime series , " M Squad ". Pomerania is a region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central ___MASK26___ , split between Germany and Poland . Jack Palance pronounced PAL - ance ( born Volodymyr Palahniuk ; February 18 , 1919  November 10 , 2006 ) was an American actor and singer . He was nominated for three Academy Awards , all for Best Actor in a Supporting Role , winning in 1992 for his role in " City Slickers ". Peter van Eyck , born Götz von Eick ( 16 July 1911 , Steinwehr , Pomerania , German Empire [ now Kamienny Jaz , Poland ]  15 July 1969 , Männedorf near Zürich , Switzerland ), was a German actor .