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80th anniversary of the Landing: Emmanuel Macron’s tribute to the civilian victims of Saint-Lô
This Wednesday, June 5, as the D-Day commemorations were launched, Emmanuel Macron went to Saint-Lô, in Manche, to deliver a speech paying tribute to the civilian victims of the Allied bombings.
(France 2)
This Wednesday, June 5, as the D-Day commemorations were launched, Emmanuel Macron went to Saint-Lô, in Manche, to deliver a speech paying tribute to the civilian victims of the Allied bombings.
When he got off the plane this Wednesday, June 5 at Orly airport, American President Joe Biden, 81, was warmly welcomed by the Prime Minister, Gabriel Attal. A five-day historic tour. From June 6, he will be on the Normandy beaches. Emmanuel Macron is already there. A first ceremony for the 80th anniversary of the Landing in Saint-Lô (Manche). This Norman town was almost completely destroyed by Allied bombing to drive out the Nazi occupiers. At least 350 of its inhabitants died under the bombs.
“Saint-Lô, capital of pain. Capital of Normandy, of sacrifice. Eight decades later, the nation must recognize with clarity and force the civilian victims of Allied bombings”, said the head of state. Since 1945, he is the sixth president to visit this martyred city, a choice which the inhabitants welcome.
