Ceremony to mark 70 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall and the start of the Second World War. The event will take place in front of a crowd of 2,000 people at the Stade de France in Paris.

It will be followed by a procession through the streets of the city to the Pantheon in memory of the fallen soldiers. It is the first time in history that the French capital has hosted a memorial to the fallen troops of World War II. The ceremony will also mark the 50th anniversary of the end of the First World War when the Battle of the Bulge began.