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Remembrance

Armistice Day films, documentaries and remembrance events to watch on French television

Includes President Macron’s visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on November 11 as well as films and documentaries through the week

How to buy a 2024 remembrance poppy in France

The Royal British Legion has several branches in the country. You can also buy a French bleuet

What is the history behind Paris’ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

This year sees the 100th anniversary of the tomb’s eternal flame

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Why the French wear cornflower pins to commemorate their WW1 soldiers

This Remembrance Day we look at the origins of the bleuet

Remembrance Day: where to buy your poppy – or ‘bleuet’ – in France

It has become more difficult to order remembrance poppies from the UK due to EU VAT changes but you can buy them in France

French unknown soldier at Arc de Triomphe was one of eight

On the occasion of Armistice Day, we look at how the unknown soldier, buried under the Arc de Triomphe, was chosen

Poppy Lady of France recognised with a new biography in English

Anna Guérin, the Frenchwoman behind the Poppy Appeal, is largely unknown but a new book aims to redress that and show why the campaigner was such a trailblazer

Why can I no longer order Remembrance Day items to France from UK?

We look at what has changed with regards to Royal British Legion orders to the EU and what your options are if you live in France

How to buy a Remembrance Day poppy in France – or a bleuet

With Armistice Day just around the corner, we explain how you can still support the Royal British Legion’s annual fundraising campaign from France

British Legion in France widens remit as Poppy Appeal picks up pace

The support the charity gives is constantly evolving, says a branch chairman, and it helps all in need including those without a military background

11 things to know about Armistice Day, November 11, in France

As the country commemorates the 1918 Armistice and President Macron honours the last member of General de Gaulle’s Ordre de la Libération, we explain the French origins of today’s commemoration

French British Legion branch vows to keep Remembrance alive

A branch of the Royal British Legion in France is determined to make 2021 Remembrance events the most special yet as it celebrates its 75th anniversary

80 years ago: Horrors of France’s concentration camp

Concentration camps were not limited to Poland and Germany during World War Two. France had one too, as The Connexion discovered

British Ambassador to France: Looking ahead to 2021

Every month the British Ambassador to France, Ed Llewellyn, shares an insight into his role. Here, read his column for December

Memorial for French soldiers killed overseas unveiled

Long-awaited monument finally installed in the 15th arrondissement of Paris

Focus on human tragedy of war, not the grim statistics

Every single person who was militarily involved in World War I is now dead. That is some 65 million people, including 10 million who were killed at the time.

Mysterious remembrance tale of wartime tragedy

At this time of year when we remember the sacrifices servicepeople made in the past, a British museum director has contacted Connexion with an interesting (and mysterious) Franco-British story linked to a wartime tragedy.

Rural France to ring bells for historic WWI Armistice

Rural mairies across France are being invited to ring all the bells in their village at 11h today (Sunday November 11) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1918 First World War Armistice.

Cornflower bleuets for French Remembrance

Volunteers across France are raising funds for wounded military personnel, widows and war orphans by selling blue flowers ahead of November 11 commemorations

WWI soldiers to be buried 101 years after they died

Descendants of two Australian soldiers killed in May 1917 will attend ceremony at cemetery where bodies of their comrades in arms are already buried

One death in millions unites villages across Channel

This year is the centenary of the end of WW1 and the sacrifice of one soldier just three weeks before the Armistice has created an unforeseen bond between Bray-sur-Somme in northern France and Old Coulsdon in south London. Connexion writer Sally Ann Voak, who lives in Old Coulsdon, explains

Remembrance

Armistice Day films, documentaries and remembrance events to watch on French television

How to buy a 2024 remembrance poppy in France

What is the history behind Paris’ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?

Why the French wear cornflower pins to commemorate their WW1 soldiers

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Remembrance Day: where to buy your poppy – or ‘bleuet’ – in France

French unknown soldier at Arc de Triomphe was one of eight

Poppy Lady of France recognised with a new biography in English

Why can I no longer order Remembrance Day items to France from UK?

How to buy a Remembrance Day poppy in France – or a bleuet

British Legion in France widens remit as Poppy Appeal picks up pace

11 things to know about Armistice Day, November 11, in France

French British Legion branch vows to keep Remembrance alive

80 years ago: Horrors of France’s concentration camp

British Ambassador to France: Looking ahead to 2021

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Memorial for French soldiers killed overseas unveiled

Remember... where to get your poppies in France

The Frenchwoman behind the Remembrance Day poppy

Scottish minister who plotted PoWs escape from France

Remembering sacrifices made at Provence’s landings

Frenchman honouring lost heroes of World War Two

Focus on human tragedy of war, not the grim statistics

Mysterious remembrance tale of wartime tragedy

Rural France to ring bells for historic WWI Armistice

Cornflower bleuets for French Remembrance

WWI soldiers to be buried 101 years after they died

One death in millions unites villages across Channel

Macron leads nation in Remembrance

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SAS man seeks to honour forgotten D-Day heroes

Bleuet appeal from Australia