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Underestimating Parisian Resolve
- Both German and French leadership underestimated Parisian resilience during the siege.
- Parisians, despite being civilians and lacking military discipline, did not capitulate quickly as expected.
Rise of Vigilance Committees
- Parisians organized self-governing vigilance committees amid siege hardships.
- These committees laid groundwork for the later Paris Commune revolutionary government.
Siege Communication Innovation
- Balloon flights carried letters over German lines to communicate with outside France.
- These flights and pigeon post partially overcame communication isolation during the siege.