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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, delivers a speech after the unveiling of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

A cannon salute is fired after the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele of the first village in Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Veterans in uniform await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

(L to R) Shona, 19, and Vincent, 17, members of the municipal youth council, attend the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

British and US flags are seen in a period car during the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

A woman embraces the statue in honor of American General Frederiks in the company of her grandson, at the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence liberated in 1944 at La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

The statue in honor of American General Frederiks under a red sheet waits to be unveiled during a ceremony, on the site of the Mitan stele of the first village in Provence liberated in 1944 at La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume and soldiers are seen during the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

The logo of US ranger special forces on the uniform of a soldier is seen during the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

The logo of US Embassy on the uniform of security member seen during the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

A US soldier is seen during the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

The statue in honor of American General Frederiks under a red sheet waits to be unveiled during a ceremony, on the site of the Mitan stele of the first village in Provence liberated in 1944 at La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Participants in period costume await the start of the ceremony to unveil the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Goodies are offered before the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

A man in period costume wears an FFI armband during the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village of Provence liberated in 1944 in La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, reviews the troops before the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by his grandson, at the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State for Veterans and Remembrance, unveils the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles (center), Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, in charge of Veterans and Remembrance, arrives at the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by his grandson, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, looks down after unveiling the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by her grandson, at the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, reviews the troops before the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by his grandson, at the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State for Veterans and Remembrance, unveils the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, reviews the troops before the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by his grandson, at the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, delivers a speech after the unveiling of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

US Embassador in France, Denis Campbell Bauer attends the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

US Embassador in France, Denis Campbell Bauer attends the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

US Embassador in France, Denis Campbell Bauer attends the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, reviews the troops before the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by his grandson, at the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

Patricia Miralles, Secretary of State to the Minister of Arms, responsible for Veterans and Remembrance, reviews the troops before the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, accompanied by his grandson, at the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, in La Motte, France, on August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

US Embassador in France, Denis Campbell Bauer attends the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

US Embassador in France, Denis Campbell Bauer attends the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Unveiling Ceremony Of The Statue In Honor Of General Frederiks - La Motte

US Embassador in France, Denis Campbell Bauer attends the unveiling ceremony of the statue in honor of American General Frederiks, on the site of the Mitan stele in the first village in Provence to be liberated in 1944, La Motte, France, August 14, 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tsar Nicholas II and others in Reval (Tallinn), Estonia

Tsar Nicholas II and others leaving the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Reval (Tallinn), now in Estonia, on 27 September/10 October 1904. Others present are Prince Alexei Alexandrovich, Admiral General of the Russian navy (left, in white cap), and Count Frederiks. At this time Russia was at war with Japan, following an attack by Japan on the Russian naval base at Port Arthur. 1904