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Première cérémonie du 11 novembre pour le chef de l'état Emmanuel Macron

Publication date 11/11/2017 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

The President of the Republic Emmanuel MACRON attended for the first time the 11 November ceremony in Paris. The head of state first went to the museum Georges Clémenceau and then laid a wreath in front of the tomb of the unknown soldier before conferring with families of hairy descendants. The comment on pictures of the president visiting the museum then at the Arc de triomphe alternates with a statement from Emmanuel MACRON and the interview of a granddaughter of a soldier.

The history of the unknown soldier

Publication date 11/11/2000 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

How was the unknown soldier chosen? Report to Verdun, where the soldier’s body was designated on November 10, 1920 by Auguste Thin. The comment on the images of the military cemetery of Douaumont, photographs of the transfer of the soldier’s body and the ceremony of the armistice in Verdun alternate with the interview of the historian and Colonel Allain BERNÈDE and the testimony of André MARÉCHAL.

Merkel and Sarkozy at the Arc de Triomphe

Publication date 11/11/2009 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Report on the ceremony commemorating the First World War armistice, to which Nicolas SARKOZY invited Angela MERKEL. The commentary on images of heads of state gathering on the tomb of the unknown soldier and reviving the flame is followed by excerpts from their speeches.

The Sacred Flame of the Unknown Soldier

Publication date 17/11/1944 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

November 11, 1944: first commemoration of the armistice in Paris since the beginning of the war. The day before, veterans watched over the tomb of the unknown soldier. A general kindles the sacred flame, while at City Hall people watch the torch lit in a living room. Comment on images from the First World War ceremony and archives.

Giscard d'Estaing on the tomb of the unknown soldier

Publication date 11/11/1976 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Summary of the First World War Armistice Commemoration Ceremony: comment on images of President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing arriving on foot at the Arc de triomphe and laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier before taking a moment.

AugusteThin on the choice of unknown soldier

Publication date 11/11/1965 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Veteran Auguste THIN recounts how and why General Maginot appointed him, on November 10, 1920, to select the body of the unknown soldier. He then explains how he made the choice.

Holland at the Arc de Triomphe

Publication date 11/11/2013 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Comment on images from the ceremony commemorating the First World War Armistice: President François Hollande gathers before the tomb of the unknown soldier and rekindles the flame before greeting the relatives of soldiers who disappeared in Mali and the students who came to attend the ceremony.

Mitterrand on the tomb of the unknown soldier

Publication date 11/11/1988 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

President François Mitterrand and Prince Charles celebrated the 70th anniversary of the First World War Armistice. Commentary on the images of Mitterrand and Charles at the Arc de triomphe laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier.

Unknown Soldier Retrospective

Publication date 11/11/1965 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Retour en images sur l'histoire du choix du corps du soldat inconnu: comment on photographs of soldiers carrying the coffin when he left Verdun and then when he arrived in Paris, where he was placed under the Arc de triomphe.

De Gaulle and Churchill on the tomb of the unknown soldier

Publication date 17/11/1944 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

11 November 1944: General de Gaulle and Winston Churchill bow to the tomb of the unknown soldier. This is the first commemoration of the armistice celebrated in Paris since the war. Commentary on images of the two heads of state under the triumph arc: they revive the flame of the unknown soldier then respect a minute of silence.

Choice of the Unknown Soldier by Auguste Thin

Publication date 10/11/1965 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

In the citadel of Verdun, veteran Auguste THIN tells how he was appointed by General Maginot to choose the body of the unknown soldier who would be buried under the Arc de Triomphe. Illustrated by photographs, his testimony is followed by a commentary on the archives of the arrival of the coffin in Paris, in 1920.

Ceremony of November 11: Chirac Jospin

Publication date 11/11/2001 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Report on the commemorative ceremonies of November 11, which this year had a taste of election campaign between Jacques CHIRAC and Lionel JOSPIN. Comment on the images of the ceremony: Jacques CHIRAC and Lionel JOSPIN collected during the Marseillaise, the president laying the traditional blueberry wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier and then shaking hands with the last of the veterans, and finally a crowd bath for both men.

Anniversary of the Armistice - 11 November in Paris

Publication date 17/11/1955 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

Report in Paris on the military parade commemorating the 1918 armistice. Commentary on images of the regiments starting from the Invalides then going up the Champs-Elysées, of René COTY arriving in the presidential car and laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier, and finally the Republican Guard descending the Champs-Elysées.

Fifty years ago: the First World War

Publication date 04/08/1964 From €100.00

Story of the Unknown Soldier

In Paris, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the departure of the soldiers mobilized for the First World War. Jean SAINTENY, Minister of Veterans Affairs, reviews Veterans Affairs flags. Gare de l'Est, it inaugurates a plaque recalling the departure of the mobilized from the Paris region on August 2, 1914. The report is followed by a retrospective in images of the First World War: are traced the mobilization and the departure of the soldiers by train, the taxis of the Marne, the columns of infantrymen, the trenches, the artillery shots, soldiers in the tablecloths and a city devastated by war.

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