US EditionWWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender
- France marks the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender with commemorations reflecting on WWII survivors' experiences across the country in 2025.
- The anniversary commemorates the beginning of Nazi control in May 1940, the oppressive rule of the Vichy government, and the forced removal of Jewish people and others to extermination camps.
- Survivors like Esther Senot, Ginette Kolinka, and Geneviève Perrier, now near 100 years old, share memories of fear, persecution, and liberation by Allied forces including General Leclerc’s troops.
- Senot described surviving 17 months in Auschwitz, returning to France at 17 weighing 32 kilos, and facing disbelief when recounting the horrors caused by Hitler's hatred of Jews.
- These commemorations and testimonies preserve the memory of the Holocaust’s six million victims and underscore the importance of passing war lessons to future generations.
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As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, World War II survivors reflect on painful memories shaped by the German occupation of the country and the deportation of Jews and others to death…
WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80 years since Nazi surrender
As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, World War II survivors reflect on painful memories shaped by the German occupation of the country and the deportation of Jews and others to death camps
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WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80th anniversary of Nazi surrender
As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, World War II survivors reflect on painful memories shaped by the German occupation of the country and the deportation of Jews and others to death camps.
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