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80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF THIONVILLE

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sat. 9 Nov. - mon. 11 Nov.

To celebrate this anniversary with éclat, the famous Phénix Group of Army Air and Space Parachute Ambassadors will jump over Thionville. The GIs will also be present in the streets of the city with weapons and kitbags, as well as their jeeps, halftracks, Dodge trucks, and other armored vehicles.

On-site historical reenactments, parade, concert, film... All to the frantic rhythms of swing music from those terrible years. Draped in the colors of victory, Thionville will relive the great moment of memory and popular jubilation of its Liberation.

Program:

Saturday - Place Claude Arnoult:
- Activities with a mechanical bull, horseshoe throwing, shooting range, pinball machines
- Photo shoot with Captain America
- Presentation of 1950s vehicles
- Stand by the Lorraine Historical and Archeological Society with sale of a special "Liberation" magazine
- Sale of first-day covers by the Philatelic Association of Thionville
- Country dance demonstration with "Les Mystères de l'Ouest" at 3pm, 4pm and 5pm.

Saturday - Puzzle:
Discovery of a jazz playlist and Blind-test, followed by a friendly drink. Registration required

Sunday - Boulevard Foch - Place de la Liberté:
- 10:30 am: Parachuting by the Phénix Group
- 11:10 am: Key handover ceremony
- 11:20 am: Parade of American military vehicles

Sunday - Quai Marchal:
> 4:00 pm: Inauguration of the Kermit Harden Square, an American veteran who participated in the Liberation of Thionville

Sunday - Cinema La Scala:
Screening of the film "Casablanca" (1942) with Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman

Monday:
- Tribute to the Dead at the Saint-François Military Necropolis and military review of the 40th regiment
- Liberation Concert at the Municipal Theatre by the Thionville-Moselle Symphony.

Good to know

Saturday - Place Claude Arnoult - from 2pm to 6pm: various activities and demonstrations. Registration required for the Saturday evening Blind-test.
Saturday - Puzzle - from 6.30pm to 9.00pm: jazz playlist and Blind-test followed by a friendly drink.
Sunday - Boulevard Foch - Place de la Liberté and Quai Marchal: parades and ceremonies.
Sunday - Cinema La Scala - 4.30pm: film screening "Casablanca".
Monday - 08.45am-12.00pm: wreath-laying and tribute.
Automatically translated from French.

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