Macron marks 80th anniversary of the liberation of Strasbourg during WWII
Europe • Nov 23, 2024, 9:29 PM
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French President Emmanuel Macron commemorated the 80th anniversary of Strasbourg's WWII liberation by attending several ceremonies on Saturday.
At Broglie Square in Strasbourg, he reviewed troops and bowed before a monument to General Philippe Leclerc, who led the Free French troops into the city on November 23, 1944.
Macron also visited the Bruche Valley for a "memorial tour" including the Natzweiler- Struthof concentration camp near Strasbourg, the only concentration camp built by the Nazis in France.
He called for honoring the often overlooked victims of World War II.
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