Should the medieval citadel be sacrificed in order to let the troops advance?
And what would be the criminal consequences?
This Thursday, around thirty soldiers, wisely seated in a classroom at the École de guerre - Terre, are trying to answer these thorny questions.
At the heart of a week of training on the protection of heritage in times of conflict, the afternoon, which
Le
Figaro
was able to attend exclusively, addresses the questions of the duties and responsibilities of the military vis-à-vis cultural property, when they are at war.
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By way of introduction, Krista Pikkat, director of the entity in charge of culture in emergency situations at Unesco, unfolds the litany of the major international conventions for the protection of heritage, including that of The Hague of 1954, which oblige, in principle, the armies.
They are restrictive, very numerous and have an individual penal wheel that weighs on the shoulders.
They prohibit, for example, the use…
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