Keeping memory alive through commemorations and remembrance ceremonies.
Our goal: no commemoration that honours the memory of the French in Poland should disappear.
Keeping memory alive means giving it a meeting place. In Poland, remembrance ceremonies gather — before the graves, monuments and plaques — those who remain attached to this shared history: veterans, families, French and Polish representatives, local residents. But the direct witnesses of the two world wars and of captivity are passing away, and the number of participants personally linked to these events is falling: keeping a living calendar of commemorations is now a real challenge.
Ever committed, Le Souvenir Français en Pologne and its flag-bearers organise these ceremonies and take part in them, alongside the French Embassy, the Polish authorities and associations. They focus in particular on the great dates of French remembrance — 8 May, 14 July, 11 November — and on the ceremonies of 1 November, when Poland honours its dead and lays flowers on the graves.
Related events
The ceremonies and events linked to this action are announced throughout the year in our news and calendar.
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