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What was this exceptional convoy made up of strange vehicles this Wednesday evening in Caen?

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Par Maxence Gorregues Published on 1 never 2025 to 8:00

While the May bridge approached, several motorists crossed on the road, in the agglomeration of Caen (Calvados), A convoy like no otherthis , April 30, 2025, in the early evening. Different Astonishing devices have circulated on several road axes at low speed. Departing from Colombelles around 7:45 p.m., they finished their journey shortly before 11 p.m., at the exhibition center.

Millennium parade modules

Hidden for months in a vast warehouse in Colombelles, named The Grande Hallethe most spectacular modules of the Millennium parade caravan So came out for the first time.

The organizers of the historic event, announced for , May 9 in the streets of Caen, transferred them from their place of creation, to the old site of the Normandy metallurgical company (SMN), to the Parc des Expositions.

At the end of the large hall in Colombelles.
At the end of the large hall in Colombelles. © Liberté Caen

It is from there that they will come out again on D-, to join the start of the Grande Parade at 7:30 p.m., at the start of Avenue Albert-Sorel, opposite the Malherbe high school.

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16 -meter -long tanks

The people who met these different modules on Wednesday evening were able to see The tanks of the parade. One of them was completely covered. The others were virgins of decoration or all covering, in order to keep the surprise as possible for the big day. They are 16 meters long.

The structures of two giants Also made this short trip, which was not in a straight line since the convoy passed through Giberville and Mondeville.

The large constituent modules of the caravan of the Caen millennium parade passing in front of the emblematic refrigerant of the old SMN site.
The large constituent modules of the caravan of the Caen millennium parade passing in of the emblematic refrigerant of the old SMN site. © Liberté Caen

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