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French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Brigadier General of the Croatian Army, Davor Tretinjak at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Brigadier General of the Croatian Army, Davor Tretinjak at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Brigadier General of the Croatian Army, Davor Tretinjak at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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French Defence Minister and Croatia's Defence Minister visit the military defence system supplier KNDS - Versailles AJ

Brigadier General of the Croatian Army, Davor Tretinjak at the French-German military defence system supplier KNDS in Versailles near Paris, France, On December 8, 2025. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hand with Alfred Wolgroth and WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R) inaugurate a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) inaugurates a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

WWII veterans Francois Dochter (L) , Alfred Young (C) and Alfred Wolgroth (R) during the Inauguration by French President Macron of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

WWII veterans Francois Dochter (L) , Alfred Young (2-L) and Alfred Wolgroth (C) during the Inauguration by French President Macron of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

WWII veterans Francois Dochter (L) , Alfred Young (C) and Alfred Wolgroth (R) during the Inauguration by French President Macron of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

Jean-Louis Spieser son of a WWII veterans carries a posters reading names of WWII fallen soldiers during the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French Honor Guards prepare the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French Honor Guards prepare the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French Honor Guards prepare the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) arrives to inaugurate a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) arrives to inaugurate a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

Jean-Louis Spieser son of a WWII veterans carries a posters reading names of WWII fallen soldiers during the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hand with Francois Dochter and WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hand with Alfred Young and WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hand with Jean-Louis Spieler son of a WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) speaks with Henri Hagenbach (C-R) and WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (C) inaugurates a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks by video call by telephone with a WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) inaugurates a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) greets WWII veterans after the inauguration of a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (2-R) and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R) inaugurate a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (2-R) and Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R) inaugurate a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Armistice Day tribute marking the 107th anniversary in Paris

French President Emmanuel Macron (2-L) lays a wreath of flowers as he inaugurates a plaque in memory of the soldiers of Alsace and Moselle region, known as ‘Malgre Nous’ (against our will) soldiers who were forcibly conscripted into German army during the WWII at Invalides National Hotel as part of the WWI armistice day commemoration in Paris, France 11 November 2025. The armistice was signed on November 11, 1918, by the Allies and Germany, ending World War I. Photo by Petit Tesson Christophe/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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25th Franco-German Ministerial Council - Toulon

Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister of the Armed Forces, Army General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMA), at Franco-German government meeting on economic and security policy, in Toulon, France on August 29, 2025. For the first time during Friedrich Merz's chancellorship, the governments of the two countries meet for a meeting of the Franco-German Council of Ministers. Photo by Laurent Grandguillot/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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25th Franco-German Ministerial Council - Toulon

Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister of the Armed Forces, Rachida Dati, French Minister of Culture Army General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMA), during press conference after the Franco-German government meeting on economic and security policy, in Toulon, France on August 29, 2025. For the first time during Friedrich Merz's chancellorship, the governments of the two countries meet for a meeting of the Franco-German Council of Ministers. Photo by Laurent Grandguillot/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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25th Franco-German Ministerial Council - Toulon

Sebastien Lecornu, French Minister of the Armed Forces, Rachida Dati, French Minister of Culture Army General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (CEMA), during press conference after the Franco-German government meeting on economic and security policy, in Toulon, France on August 29, 2025. For the first time during Friedrich Merz's chancellorship, the governments of the two countries meet for a meeting of the Franco-German Council of Ministers. Photo by Laurent Grandguillot/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Erotic Roman Mosaic Stolen By Wehrmacht Officer Returns to Pompeii - Italy

An erotic Ancient Roman mosaic stolen by a Wehrmacht officer in 1944 and given to a German citizen was returned to its rightful home at Pompeii, Italy in a ceremony by Italy's crack art cops on July 15, 2025. The German army captain, responsible for the military supply chain in Italy during World War II, handed over the mosaic of a pair of lovers in an erotic scene to a German citizen whose family have now returned it thanks to the Carabinieri of the Cultural Heritage Protection Unit (TPC) of Rome. The work of great cultural interest dates between the mid-last century BC and the 1st century AD. Repatriated from Germany through a diplomatic expedition, the mosaic most likely decorated the floor of a private room reserved for the master of the house. The work is likely from the Vesuvian area, perhaps from a villa in the Pompeian suburbs. The paramilitary personnel of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command in Rome, realizing they were dealing with a work of extraordinary cultural interest and, among other thin

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Annual Bastille Day military parade - Paris

An Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale B fighter jet, two Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale C fighter jets, a French Air and Space Army Mirage 2000-5F aircraft, a Belgian Air Force F16 fighter jet, a Swiss Air Force F18 fighter jet, a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, a The Royal Air Force (British Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and an Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft perform a fly-over during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Bastille Day military parade - Paris

An Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, a Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale B fighter jet, two Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale C fighter jets, a French Air and Space Army Mirage 2000-5F aircraft, a Belgian Air Force F16 fighter jet, a Swiss Air Force F18 fighter jet, a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, a The Royal Air Force (British Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and an Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft perform a fly-over during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Bastille Day military parade - Paris

An Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, a Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale B fighter jet, two Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale C fighter jets, a French Air and Space Army Mirage 2000-5F aircraft, a Belgian Air Force F16 fighter jet, a Swiss Air Force F18 fighter jet, a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, a The Royal Air Force (British Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and an Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft perform a fly-over during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Annual Bastille Day military parade - Paris

An Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale B fighter jet, two Armee de l'Air et de l'Espace (French Air and Space Army) Rafale C fighter jets, a French Air and Space Army Mirage 2000-5F aircraft, a Belgian Air Force F16 fighter jet, a Swiss Air Force F18 fighter jet, a Luftwaffe (German Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, Ejercito del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, a The Royal Air Force (British Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft and an Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft perform a fly-over during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris on July 14, 2025. Photo by Eliot Blondet/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. LORRAINE. MEUSE (55) BATTLE OF VERDUN. FLEURY FRENCH CEMETERY, CONTAINING THE GRAVES OF 16,142 SOLDIERS. IN THE BACKGROUND, THE NATIONAL NECROPOLIS AND OSSUARY AT DOUAUMONT, WHICH CONTAINS THE BONES OF AROUND 130,000 UNKNOWN FRENCH AND GERMAN SOLDIERS, GATHERED UNDER THE SLABS OF A 137 M LONG CRYPT. IT WAS HERE, ON 22 SEPTEMBER 1994, THAT FRANCOIS MITERRAND AND HELMUT KOLH, HAND IN HAND, STRENGTHENED THE FRANCO-GERMAN FRIENDSHIP. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Emmanuel Macron presides the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar

French President Emmanuel Macron presides over the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Colmar. The last stage of the Alsace campaign between November 1944 and February 1945, the liberation of the Colmar pocket was particularly long and hard fought, due in particular to extreme weather conditions and German defenses. The fighting led by the 1st Army commanded by General de Lattre de Tassigny and General Milburn's 21st American Army Corps would eventually lead to victory. On February 2, 1945, French armored vehicles entered the town. The liberation of Colmar was an emblematic victory for Allied efforts in Europe, illustrating the fraternity of arms between French, American and French Interior Forces units. Mentioned in the Order of the Army, the town of Colmar was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm on June 30, 1948, for its patriotism and constant resistance during the occupation. Colmar, Northeastern France, on February 2, 2025. Photo by Nicolas Roses/ABACAPRESS.COM