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La Première Guerre mondiale (1914-1918)

Les soldats canadiens dans les tranchées de France et de Belgique

1914-1918: the first fighters of the skies

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”The day will come when the French condemned to death by Vichy will be glorified; their
names will be found in streets and villages all over France. A France that will have found
the freedom and glory of yesteryear within a free Europe”. Winston Churchill, Aug. 1940

Août 1944 - Libération de Paris

La drôle de guerre 39-40

11 November: a day of remembrance

Des canons allemands sont traînés, le 11 novembre 1918, sur la place de l'Opéra et les boulevards, au milieu des farandoles.
Why is 11 November still today one of the major dates in the French commemorative calendar?
If 11 November has become a day of remembrance, it is also the recollection of a single day, the Armistice of 1918 that finally brought the battles of the First World War (1914-1918) to an end.

 

 

The Armistice procession, 11 November 1918. Source: SHD collection