Verdun 1916-2016 (n° 254)
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The event
Verdun, a site of Franco-German remembrance
On 29 May, the official centenary ceremony of the Battle of Verdun took place. While Verdun remains the symbol of the extreme violence of the First World War, the site should also be regarded as an important site of European remembrance.
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The figure
The Verdun Memorial
Created in 1967, the Verdun Memorial is a key historical and remembrance site set in the heart of the battlefield.
After a complete overhaul and extension, the Memorial reopened on 21 February, the anniversary of the first day of the battle of Verdun.
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The interview
Some pupils at Verdun
After studying the work of Maurice Genevoix, final year secondary school pupils from the Camille Schneider vocational lycée in Molsheim visited Verdun and the Éparges site where the author of Ceux de 14 (The Men of 1014) fought.
Confrontation with the living memory of the site.
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