May 8 at the balcony, Friday? "In order to demonstrate their participation in this national day, Strasbourg residents and Strasbourg residents who wish to do so are invited to display their balconies in national colors", encouraged this Thursday the Prefect of Bas-Rhin and the Eurometropolis of Strasbourg.
The ceremony at the war memorial, Place de la République, will not be accessible to the public, due to the confinement. The mayor, Roland Ries, and the military governor of Strasbourg, General Marc Ollier, will be present.
The paved cathedral
"On the proposal of the military governor of Strasbourg and on the decision of the mayor of Strasbourg, the national colors will be hoisted on the spire of the cathedral, said the prefecture. This symbolic gesture is traditionally reserved for the ceremonies of the Liberation of Strasbourg, in accordance with the oath of Koufra. "
Each year, May 8 commemorates the Allied victory over Nazi Germany and the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. General Leclerc had kept his promise on November 23 at the head of the 2nd Armored Division 1944 to "float our colors on the cathedral of Strasbourg".
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