- 07 -312018
« 1918, armistice(s) », episode 1
Speech by Bethmann Hollweg to the Reichstag (German Parliament) before the deputies on 12 December 1916, during which he proposed, on behalf of the Central Empires (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman, Bulgaria), the start of peace negotiations. […]
- 07 -262018
« 1918, armistice(s) », introduction
Poster for the Libération loan, by Abel Faivre. This loan was ratified on 19 September 1918 and the subscription was taken out before and after the 11 November Armistice, from 20 October to 24 November […]
- 05 -302018
The Night at the Invalides is back with a new show !
From June 27 to September 1, 2018, the musée de l’Armée and the Hôtel national des Invalides will be hosting the Nuit aux Invalides, 2018 Edition, a spectacular show presented by Amaclio. Follow Martin, a […]
- 05 -102018
« A dedicated life », episode 29: The 118 Companions of the Liberation who were Great War veterans
Henri ADELINE Berty ALBRECHT François d’ASTIER DE LA VIGERIE Henri d’ASTIER DE LA VIGERIE Philippe AUBOYNEAU Pierre BERNHEIM Jean BERTIN Antoine BÉTHOUART Pierre BEUCLER Georges BIDAULT Émile BOLLAERT Claude BONNIER Diego BROSSET Jean CAPAGORRY René […]
- 05 -032018
« A dedicated life », episode 27: Words of Companions…
With an average age of 30 in 1940, the vast majority of the Companions of the Liberation were too young to have taken part in the First World War. However, like the rest of French […]
- 05 -012018
« A dedicated life », episode 26: The 118 Companions of the Liberation in the Great War
Taken as a whole, the 118 future Companions of the Liberation who fought in the Great War exhibit truly spectacular characteristics in at least two areas. Firstly, the very high rate of volunteers, 40% compared […]
- 03 -272018
« A dedicated life », episode 16: Paul Jonas
Birth: 8 June 1898 Death: 6 June 1958 Companion of the Liberation – Decree of 7 August 1945 At the end of October 1917, the Battle of the Chemin des Dames ended with the victorious […]
- 05 -272016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, twenty-eighth episode : Verdun and franco-german reconciliation
The picture of French President François Mitterrand and Federal German Chancellor Helmut Kohl standing hand-in-hand in front of the Ossuary of Douaumont on September 1984 became a strong symbol of the Franco-German Reconciliation. Chancellor Helmut […]
- 05 -242016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, twenty-seventh episode : the Verdun memorial
The Verdun Memorial emerged from a common vision of the veterans of Verdun who wished to build a «Temple of Remembrance» on the battlefield. The inscription for the Memorial’s entrance is from French writer and […]
- 05 -202016
The “hyperbataille” of Verdun, twenty-sixth episode : the Douaumont ossuary
The Douaumont Ossuary is one of the most powerful war memorials in France. The Ossuary was built on the initiative of one man: Marie André Charles Ginisty, Bishop of Verdun. Monseigneur Ginisty requested that a […]
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