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How the French envisage commemorating the 100th Anniversary

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Hi everyone, I thought I would start this thread to post any articles I find in the French Press about how they envisage celebrating the 100th Anniversary. Here are two that I found today.

La CCRA (Commission cultural of the communes of Audricq) are preparing the celebration of the centenary.

http://www.lavoixdun...jna33b0n1004809

the second one

the initiatives for celebrating the centenary are multiplying

http://www.lavoixdun...jna13b0n1012845

Happy reading

mags

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There is an official French government committee organising all this. I have their terms of reference, but it is just too long to post, and I am not going to translate it, anyway.

Basically, they are planning quite a shindig.

Every region, etc is being encouraged to hold exhibitions, people will be asked to dig out Grandad's old uniform or whatever else is in the attic.

On an official level, no doubt the politicians will get in on the act.

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Thanks Mags,

Very intereresting. There is also a group of persons who want the ashes of Maurice Genevoix, the author of "Ceux de 14" transferred to the Pantheon. I stumbled onto that website when I was (trying to) reading the book: www.ceuxde14.fr

MM;

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But to get on with the topic, more seriously... I'm involved in a plan to retrace the steps of the Fusiliers Marins of the Ronar'ch Brigade on a five day march in Belgium. just one of the numerous ideas that pop up a little bit everywhere. I'll keep the Pals posted on this.

also, in Limburg they launched the "witte margriet" campaign, looking for testimonies of the war, of occupied Belgium.

MM.

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In late July I intend to cycle into Belgium via Liege and then follow von Kluck's first army through Belgium and France. I will end my tour on the Marne having called in at Mons and St Quintin first! Ideally, I would like to keep to the original timetable but sadly I'm not sure I'll have time for that,

If anyone can recommend books etc which detail the original route taken, I would be very grateful.

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Alec

I'd advise starting a new thread in the Battlefield Touring area alongthe lines of "Following von Kluck" or similar. Most of the people who can help probably aren't folowing this thread.

Glen

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there's a group in belgium, called the Cercle Royal Mars & Mercure, that I'm helping a bit in the organisation, that want to follow the steps of the Fusiliers Marins of Amiral Ronar'ch, "De l'Escaut à l'Yzer" I'm translation their dossier right now, and it's really going to be a big thing!!

MM.

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Feignies: des chercheurs au fort Leveau pour sauver les témoignages de la Grande Guerre

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Publié le 7 Juin 2013, Réédité à 11h39

Dans le cadre du projet Temuse 14-45, le fort de Leveau a reçu une équipe d’enseignants et de chercheurs afin de sauvegarder les derniers témoignages de la Grande Guerre.

In the framework of the project Temuse 14-45, the Fort of Leveau received a group of university lecturers and researchers in order to safeguard the last testimonials of the Great War.

Hope it will be of interest

Mags

http://www.lavoixdun...-ia23b0n1310337

Here is a link to a website on the Fort

http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmuseesavesnois.voila.net%2Fmuseefeignies%2Fmuseefortleveaufeignies.htm&ei=VKyyUfOYKuz30gWCjoHoDA&usg=AFQjCNEbVUSxzWk0KtpLXfPvbECGMu3R4w&sig2=Xn-5dqdm7c4Z5Z_2l_LgCw

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found this in the voix du nord about the visit of minister of Andrew Murrison to future site of remembrance in Montreuil. hope it is of interest.

margaret

http://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0CEYQFjAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lavoixdunord.fr%2Fregion%2Fmontreuil-un-ministre-britannique-visite-le-futur-lieu-de-ia36b49188n1384793&ei=AHvUUYbrGMaYhQeciYHQBg&usg=AFQjCNEBIjf4WBF2jE01TL1ILEM1rZFLqQ&sig2=GbZZ7IYa67UsN4bbH3Ik1A

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