The veteran of the first decorated army, political divisions within the counter-ceremony... in Perpignan the commemoration of the 8-May leaves the rank

It is a great first for the fort of the Grand Saint-Antoine. Nestled at the foot of Mount Faron, this military building built in 1845 welcomes the public on the occasion of the commemorations of May 8 (1). An unprecedented opening that marks the beginning of a new chapter for this site, which has long remained closed.

Military rigour was of course respected to the letter for this commemoration of May 8, 1945. But, past the emotion of the decoration of veteran Maurice Poulet, the deposit of the sheaves, a counter-ceremony shook...