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French civilian victims of the Battle of Normandy

Saint-Lô, 95% destroyed after the bombardments of 1944, called the Capital of Ruins. Source: Basse-Normandie Regional Council / National Archives USA

World War II, unlike World War I, was very deadly for civilians. In France, nearly 400,000 civilians were killed between 1939 and 1945.

Operation “1000 Trees for Cemeteries”

Vignemont National Cemetery (Oise department) - Source : MINDEF/SGA/DMPA-ONACVG

Les quatorze points de Wilson (8 janvier 1918)

General Pershing landing in Boulogne from the freighter

The battle of the Somme

Douglas Haig introduces Pertab Singh to General Joffre. Source: SHD

L'assaut final

Arromanches harbour

Aerial view of Mulberry artificial harbour at Arromanches, September 1944. Source: Imperial War Museum

First world war places of remembrance

American monument in Meaux, detail. Source: Musée de la Grande Guerre

The Memorial heritage of Paris and its greater region is not particularly rich in monuments relating to the memory of the first world war since Paris was not directly concerned by the fighting. Paris did not experience the war so few monuments concern military operations.

Protecting our memorial heritage

Fréjus (on left) - Tunisia (on right)

The origins of remembrance tourism

Between the 17th and the 20th centuries, France was the site of a great number
of armed conflicts which left behind many remnants as a lasting legacy.

La Victoire... et ensuite ?

L'Australie et la Nouvelle-Zélande dans la Grande Guerre

Caterpillar Valley cemetery near Longueval

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