Pas-de-Calais. This unique memorial in the world celebrates its 10th anniversary on November 11

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It was inaugurated with great fanfare in 2014 in the presence of François Hollande, former President of the Republic. On the occasion of 11-Novemberand unique international memorial in the world will celebrate its 10th anniversary this Monday. You will have understood, it is about the Ring of Memory located at the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette memorial, in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire.

10 years of the Ring of Memory this Monday

On the Ring of Memory are inscribed in alphabetical order, without distinction of rank, religion or nationality, the names of the soldiers who fell on the soil of Nord and Pas-de-Calais during the First World War. There we find nearly 580 000 noms on the golden panels of the monument.

This Monday, a new plaque with 16 new names of forgotten soldiers will be inaugurated in the presence of Sylvain Robert, president of the Lens-Liévin urban community, Mady Dorchies, regional councilor and the mayors of Souchez and Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Jean-Marie Alexandre and Philippe Vantorre.

In addition to this ceremony, a torchlight climb from the History Center of the 14-18 Memorial to the Ring of Memory is planned at 5:30 p.m.

And 360° video mapping produced by Rencontres Audiovisuelles will then offer “a unique immersive experience”, a journey through time “where sound and light tell the story”. The video will be broadcast from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Both events are free and without reservation.

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