1942: a turning-point?

After paying tribute in 2021 to the first civilian and military resistance, over the coming months the Ministry of the Armed Forces and partners will commemorate the fighting and events of 1942.

A Major National Remembrance Site of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, the Memorial to the Landings and Liberation of Provence bears witness to the history of the Second World War. The episodes that took place in the Mediterranean in 1942 will be at the heart of its cultural programme this year. ...

On 16 July 1942, Isabelle Zdroui escaped the Vel d’Hiv roundup. After escaping from the family home, she was hidden in a number of different children’s homes until the end of the war. Today aged 90, she continues to tell her story.