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Jour de l'An: movable holiday: Easter Monday: Lundi de Pâques: May 1: International Workers' Day: Fête du Travail: May 8: Victory Day: Fête de la Victoire 1945: movable holiday: Ascension Day: Ascension: movable holiday: Whit Monday: Lundi de Pentecôte: May 27: Abolition Day: Abolition de l'Esclavage: In remembrance of the abolition of ...
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945; it marked the official end of World War II in Europe in the Eastern Front, with the last known shots fired on 11 May.
Lundi de Pâques: Monday after Easter Sunday (one day after Easter Sunday) 1 May: Labour Day: Fête du Travail: 8 May: Victory Day: Victoire 1945: End of hostilities in Europe in World War II moveable: Ascension Day: Ascension: Thursday, 39 days after Easter Sunday moveable: Whit Monday: Lundi de Pentecôte
Jour de l'An: movable holiday: Easter Monday: Lundi de Pâques: May 1: Labour Day: Fête du Travail: May 8: Victory Day: Fête de la Victoire 1945: movable holiday ...
La Rochelle was one of the last French cities to be liberated in 1945. [12] It was surrendered to the Allies only on 7 May 1945, [3] with the surrender ceremony occurring on 8 May 1945, at 23:45. The Germans surrendered in Dunkirk on 9 May and Saint-Nazaire on 11 May. The 4e régiment de Zouaves especially participated in the liberation of La ...
2 December – French banks (Banque de France, BNCI, CNEP, Crédit Lyonnais and Société Générale) are nationalized. 21 December – André Malraux is appointed minister of information by de Gaulle. Duralex glass tableware manufacturers established in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin. La tennis Bensimon business is founded. [1]
Lundi de Pâques: May 1: International Workers' Day: Fête du Travail: May 8: Victory Day: Fête de la Victoire: movable holiday: Ascension Day: Ascension: movable holiday: Pentecost: Pentecôte: movable holiday: Whit Monday: Lundi de Pentecôte: June 29: Autonomy Day: Fête de l'Autonomie: The day that French Polynesia get autonomy. July 14 ...
29 April 1945 – Stalag VII-A at Moosburg was liberated by Patton's Third United States Army. 30 April 1945 – Berlin falls to the Red Army and Hitler commits suicide. 4 May 1945 – German forces surrendered on Lüneburg Heath. 10 May 1945 – The last POWs evacuated from Stalag 357 / Stalag XI-B at Fallingbostel are liberated.