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Tag Archives: Armistice Day
This week in the War, 8–14 November 1943: Remembrance Day in Oyonnax
This week in the war, on 11 November 1943, the resistance fighters of the Maquis in the Ain department of the Rhone-Alpes region of France occupied the town of Oyonnax for a few hours. To commemorate the Armistice of 1918, … Continue reading
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This week in the War, 11–17 November 1940: French students march down the Champs Elysees in protest against the Nazi occupation
I do not wish Remembrance week to come to an end without mentioning 11 November 1940, Armistice Day, as it was then called. In German-Occupied France, the Nazi authorities were fearful that any formal observance of Armistice Day would incite … Continue reading
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