Memorial Anniversary marking 50 years start of the German Occupation of France

This memorial, in the form of a bronze plaque dedicated to Free France and the Resistance, commemorates the 50th anniversary of the start of the German occupation of France, and Alsace in particular, on 18 June 1940.

The plaque bears the inscription:

'Monument de la France libre et de la Resistance' (Monument to Free France and the Resistance)

Parce qu'ils ont le plus souffert, parce qu'ils le plus ont ete, pour la France, a la pointe du combat, les Alsascens, et le Lorrains, n'ont jamais ete plus pres du coeur de la Nation.
Charles de Gaulle 1890-1970.

(Because they suffered the most, because they were at the forefront of the fight for France, the people of Alsace and Lorraine have never been closer to the heart of the nation)
Charles de Gaulle 1890-1970.

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Rónán Gallagher