New book on the captivity
Memories of the film *La vache et le prisonnier* starring Fernandel are often the only images that spring to mind when we talk about French soldiers taken prisoner in 1940. And yet, far from the world of cinema, 1.85 million of them were deprived of their freedom, held captive far from home and used as cheap labour. Drawing on testimonies from prisoners and their descendants, as well as a rich collection of objects made in the stalags, works of art, documents and original photographs, this book invites us to gain a better understanding of the driving forces behind a little-known history that has nevertheless left a lasting mark on so many French families.
A book written by Moïse Fournier
The International Paris Air Show will take place on 15 May.
The ‘Histoire & Mémoire de la Captivité’ association will use this study day to take stock of what is currently known about the repatriation of prisoners of war and deportees at Le Bourget Airport during 1945.
The association is exhibiting at the Paris Air Show!
*Registration required by 10 May
The ‘Histoire et Mémoire de la Captivité’ association organises talks
Etienne Jacheet, chairman of the association, gave a talk on Friday 31 January 2025 at 6.00 pm at the Maison des Associations in Orléans (Loiret) for members of the Loire-Vistule association.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like us to organise a talk on a particular topic.
Books written as dialogues
The “Livres en dialogue” event, organised by the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) and Éditions de la MSH in Paris on Thursday 28 November 2024, at which Ms Gwendoline Cicottini will present her book *Forbidden Relationships: French Prisoners of War and German Women during the Second World War*, published on 16 May 2024.
Memory Bubbles Comic Book Competition
2023-2024 Edition
Congratulations to our young member Angelina Turado-Blanc who won the second regional prize (ex aequo) in the high school category, on the theme of sport and war, inspired by the story of her great grandfather Emile Blanc, a prisoner of war at Stalag XIB.
The award ceremony took place on Friday, June 7, 2024 at the Mont Valérien memorial (92).
