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The traditional ceremony of November 11 begins at 10:30 am at the Arc de Triomphe, where Emmanuel Macron will meditate at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The Head of State will then attend the burial, one month after his death at the age of 101, of the last Companion of the Liberation, Hubert Germain.
This will rest at Mont-Valérien, a high place of commemoration of the fighters of Free France.
On Wednesday, an anonymous crowd paid a popular tribute to Hubert Germain by going in front of his remains, covered with a blue-white-red flag under the dome of the Invalides.
Follow the events of the day live:
10 hours.
In one year, 7 soldiers died for France.
This day is also intended to pay tribute to them.
9:55 am.
Valérie Pécresse at the tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The president of the Île-de-France region is one of the first political representatives present on the spot, before the arrival of the President of the Republic.
9.45 a.m.
Hubert Germain, last companion of the Liberation.
General de Gaulle had created the Order of Liberation in the fall of 1940, after the failure of his landing in Dakar.
The Order of Liberation is the second French distinction in a row after the Legion of Honor.
We tell you the story in this article.
9:30 am.
Blueberries from France.
It is the flower of remembrance, which will be displayed throughout this day.
This symbol would be linked to the trenches, where the Hairy referred to the young recruits, who wore a blue uniform, under the name of "blueberries".
“War-wounded, widows, widowers and orphans of fallen soldiers for France, heroes of yesterday, veterans and heroes of today who take every risk to protect us.
The Bleuet de France is for them.
Let's wear it, ”urges Emmanuel Macron this morning.
War wounded, widows, widowers and orphans of fallen soldiers for France, heroes of yesterday, veterans and heroes of today who take every risk to protect us.
The Bleuet de France is for them.
Let's wear it.
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- Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 11, 2021
Le Bleuet de France is also an association which helps war widows and widowers on a daily basis, the wards of the Nation, victims of war and acts of terrorism, veterans, and which is currently carrying out a public fundraising to support its actions.
9:15 am.
This November 11 also echoes World War II this year.
Since he will see Hubert Germain, hero of the resistance who died last October 12 at the age of 101, buried in Mont-Valérien.
The hill of Mont-Valérien, in Suresnes in the Hauts-de-Seine, was the main place of execution of resistance fighters during the Second World War.
There is the memorial of fighting France and its crypt, in which Hubert Germain will rest.
9 hours.
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It will allow you to follow simultaneously the ceremonies organized this Thursday to commemorate the armistice of 1918 which signaled the end of the First World War.
