Etiket: Normandy
80 years of the Normandy Landings | Would we do it?
I don’t know if you’re like me, every time I watch the ceremonies commemorating D-Day, the Normandy landings, it turns me inside out. There are ceremonies, over the course of…
Landing beaches in Normandy | 100-year-old veteran gets married
(Carentan-Les-Marais) World War II veteran Harold Terens and his longtime partner Jeanne Swerlin proved that love is eternal by getting married Saturday on the landing beaches of Normandy, France. Published…
“Democracy is still under threat today,” says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Normandy
The fight for freedom is not over, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warns as Canada marks 80e anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy in the context of a war…
“Memory business” surrounding the Normandy landings?
As Thursday marks 80e anniversary of the landing of June 6, 1944 in Normandy, the defenders of the controversial spectacle megaproject Normandy Memory, designed by Quebec designers, are very discreet.…
In photos | Vivid memories of the Battle of Normandy
10 years ago, my grandmother Paulette was invited by French President François Hollande to the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the Normandy landings which took place on Ouistreham beach.…
Justin Trudeau goes to Normandy to commemorate the Canadian heroes who died during the landing of June 6, 1944
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to France on Wednesday morning to commemorate the 80e anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy where 5,500 Canadian soldiers made the ultimate…
The Normandy landings | The duty
In The duty of June 3, we rightly emphasize the 80e anniversary of the Normandy landings, which is described as “the greatest armada in history”. However, from July 10 of…
Jake Larson, 101, recounts his landing in Normandy
This American remembers his landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, at the age of only 21. He managed to avoid German fire and mines. But he refuses to…
80th anniversary of the landing: war correspondents in Normandy
Long before June 1944, the Allied armies had prepared for the information battle. Their public relations services will be used to carry out the largest communications operation of the war,…
80 years of the D-Day landings: the murderous summer of Normandy
Much less known than the landing of June 6, 1944, the Battle of Normandy, which followed, was decisive for the outcome of the Second World War, starting with the liberation…
Were there heads scalped during the Battle of Normandy in June 1944?
Slit throats and scalps will be the fate reserved for some of the Nazis who fell into the hands of the Régiment de la Chaudière, affirms the French historian Frédérick…
veterans celebrated in Normandy
Published on 06/03/2024 3:57 p.m. Video length: 2 min 80 years of the D-Day landings: veterans celebrated in Normandy 80 years of the D-Day landings: veterans celebrated in Normandy (France…
The American screen as a place of memory for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings
Nearly 150,000 Allied troops were landed on the beaches or parachuted into the Normandy invasion zone on June 6, 1944, including more than 14,000 Canadians at Juno Beach. The Royal…
Tourists are arriving in Normandy more than ever
Nearly two million people visit sites linked to the history of the landings and the Battle of Normandy each year. A tourism of memory which highlights a renewed interest in…
Two moments of the Normandy landings
Fool the Germans with a feared general Considered proud and arrogant, American General George Patton was especially feared by the leaders of the German army, who recognized his military talents…
look back at the cult film “The Longest Day” filmed in Normandy
Published on 05/31/2024 22:22 Video length: 4 min 80 years of the D-Day landings: a look back at the cult film “Longest Day”, filmed in Normandy The American film “The…
Russia not invited to the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings
Russia was not invited to the 80th ceremoniese anniversary of the Normandy landings, June 6, due to its “war of aggression” against Ukraine, the Élysée announced on Thursday, thus reversing…
Descendants of the “Kieffer commandos” denounce the “Normandy Mémory” project in a forum
In a column sent to our colleagues in “Le Monde”, this Sunday, April 28, around thirty descendants of the “Kieffer commandos” denounce “Normandy Memory”, a “commercial and ridiculous” show project.…
Descendants of the “Kieffer commandos” denounce the “Normandy Mémory” project in a forum
In a column sent to our colleagues in “Le Monde”, this Sunday, April 28, around thirty descendants of the “Kieffer commandos” denounce “Normandy Memory”, a “commercial and ridiculous” show project.…
a refugee in Normandy for more than a year, she will return to the country
Published on 04/07/2024 10:05 Video length: 9 min War in Ukraine: refugee in Normandy for more than a year, she will return home War in Ukraine: refugee in Normandy for…