- 09 -292015
In Honour and by Victory, twenty second episode : N°1 French Fighter Squadron
№1 French Fighter Squadron – “Escadrille Française de Chasse n°1” (EFC1) was formed in Tobruk, Libya, on 9 April 1941. Its pilots were amongst the first to join the Free French Forces. During the hellish […]
- 09 -252015
In Honour and by Victory, twenty first episode : the 1st Regiment of Naval Fusiliers
The 1st Battalion of Naval Fusiliers (1er BFM) was formed in England in July 1940 as part of the Free French Naval Forces. This battalion participated successively in the Battle of Dakar, in September 1940, […]
- 09 -222015
In Honour and by Victory, twentieth episode : the 1st/3rd Colonial Artillery Regiment
General Leclerc embarked on his African epic-making journey in Kufra in March 1941, with only one French 75 mm field gun. His small unit was progressively reinforced in 1942 by six sections and, later on, […]
- 09 -182015
In Honour and by Victory, nineteenth episode : the Pacific-New Caledonia Marine Infantry Regiment
Greatly affected by the harshness of the fighting during the Battle of Bir Hakeim, the Pacific Battalion and the 1st Marine Infantry Battalion, having lost their respective commanding officers, merged to form the Pacific-New Caledonia […]
- 09 -152015
In Honour and by Victory, eighteenth episode : the 2nd Colonial Infantry Regiment
Formed in Syria in April 1942, the 2nd Free French Brigade (2e BFL) comprised over 3,000 men, most of them coming from Sub-Saharan Africa. The brigade experienced its first baptism of fire during the Second […]
- 09 -132015
European Heritage Days 2015 : only seven days left
European Heritage Days 2015 will begin within seven days: an opportunity for the museum to unveil its concealed curiosities. On the occasion of European Heritage Days 2015, the musée de l’Armée will open its doors […]
- 09 -112015
In Honour and by Victory, seventeenth episode : the 2nd March Battalion
The 2nd March Battalion of French Equatorial Africa (BM2) was created at the end of 1940 at Bangui, in Central Africa. The battalion, made up of 800 Africans and French military officers, was one of […]
- 09 -102015
Radio Classique en direct depuis le musée de l’Armée !
Vendredi 25 septembre 2015, à partir de 9 heures, venez assister aux émissions de Radio Classique dans l’église du Dôme. Au programme de la journée : – 9h : Eve Ruggieri raconte… ; – 9h30-13h […]
- 09 -082015
Opening of the Opera en Plein Air 2015 “La Traviata”
The first performance of Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” begins tonight. Opera en Plein Air presents “La Traviata” in the majestic Cour d’Honneur des Invalides. You are invited to attend one of five performances of Guiseppe […]
- 09 -082015
In Honour and by Victory, sixteenth episode : FFS Rubis
The Rubis, a French transporter-minelaying submarine featuring a length of 216 feet, joined the French Navy in 1933. When the war broke out, she was docked in Bizerte, Tunisia. On May, 1st, 1940, the Dundee-based […]
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