We are partner: The First Alliance Foundation and Friends of the National WWII Memorial will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris
The First Alliance Foundation and Friends of the National WWII Memorial will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris
On Thursday, August 29th The First Alliance Foundation and Friends of the National WWII Memorial will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris by conducting a mass, ceremony and concert in Washington, D.C.
10 A.M. | COMMEMORATIVE MASS
Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
The Free French diplomatic and military mission to the USA in Washington, DC held a Thanksgiving Mass at St. Matthew’s on August 26, 1944 to
commemorate the liberation of Paris by Allied forces, Free French resistance organizations inside France, and the people of Paris. General Charles de
Gaulle held a celebratory Mass on that day at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
6 P.M. | LIBERATION OF PARIS 75th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION AND CONCERT BY THE U.S. ARMY BAND, PERSHING’S OWN
World War II Memorial
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the August 1944 Allied liberation of Paris and to celebrate the 240 years of cooperation and friendship
between the United States and France.
