Tag: Second World War
Thiaroye Massacre: Six African Riflemen Recognized as “Died for France” – “A Historic Step Forward”
Six African riflemen, including four Senegalese, one Ivorian and one soldier from Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso), have just been officially recognized as having “died for France.” All were executed…
Germaine Tillion at the Pantheon – The march of the world
La Marche du monde offers you a sound portrait of Germaine Tillion. A woman in the Pantheon of the French Republic. Ethnologist and resistance fighter, Germaine Tillion has always been…
In Oradour-sur-Glane, a collection so that the site does not fall into ruin
French President Emmanuel Macron continues his memorial journey. After the landing beaches last week, he is, this Monday, June 10, in Oradour-sur-Glane, in Haute-Vienne. 80 years ago, on June 10,…
The commemoration of the Landing, a ceremony for the present too?
Were the ceremonies which have just marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy more political than usual? The answer is yes. Certainly, the memory of the tens…
Roger Cohen (New York Times): “Joe Biden wants allies to stay more united in Ukraine against Russia”
The 80th anniversary of the landing of the Allies at war against Nazi Germany was celebrated yesterday Thursday in Normandy. The D-Day ceremonies at Omaha Beach had Ukraine as the…
The British tell their D-DAY
During the Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944: 73,000 British soldiers were engaged alongside many others; it was from England that this vast operation to liberate Europe was orchestrated.…
Commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the Landing: “It’s part of our imagination”
This Thursday, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Landings of June 6, 1944. Even if most of the soldiers of the Normandy landings are no longer there, their living…
World leaders in Normandy for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Veterans of June 6, 1944 and leaders from around the world are meeting this Thursday in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, when more than 150,000…
Stephan Steinlein: “We are honored and humiliated by this gesture of reconciliation from President Macron”
D-Day this Thursday, June 6, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings at Omaha Beach. A great moment of emotion for all the forces formerly in conflict. Stephan…
80 years since the landing: how does Normandy maintain D-Day?
This episode of News witnesses is part of the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the landing. On this occasion, we speak with Valentin Hugues, journalist in the France department…