October 1870: War and interior minister of the French 3rd Republic Leon Gambetta escapes from besieged Paris by balloon, survives

October 1870: War and interior minister of the French 3rd Republic Leon Gambetta escapes from besieged Paris by balloon, survives Prussian attempts to shoot him down and lands 100 km from Paris in unoccupied territory. twitter.com/Krieg7071/stat…

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