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The Patrouille de France flies over the capital to mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris, bringing five days of celebrations to a close in tricolor smoke. IMAGES
Emmanuel Macron takes part in the commemoration of the liberation of Borme-les-Mimosas (southern France) that took place 80 years ago, in 1944. A traditional event during the week-long holiday that the French president and his wife enjoy at Fort de Brégançon, the residence of the Presidents of the Republic in the Var village. IMAGES
President Emmanuel Macron attends the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Prefecture of Police in Paris, in the presence of the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, the resigning Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and Gerald Darmanin, the outgoing Minister of the Interior. IMAGES
French president Emmanuel Macron kicks off three days of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, by presiding over the first ceremony at Plumelec, in the Morbihan region, in memory of the Breton maquisards and the first Free French paratroopers in the SAS, the British special forces, who launched Operation Overlord on the night of 5 to 6 June to open up a new front against Adolf Hitler. IMAGES
Gérard Larcher, Yaël Braun-Pivet, Anne Hidalgo and Patricia Miralles take part in the ceremony in tribute to Marshal Philippe Leclerc, as part of the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Paris. On 24 August 1944, the soldiers of the 2nd armoured division, commanded by General Leclerc, entered the capital through the Porte d'Italie. IMAGES