The Spanish republican soldiers of the 9th company in General Leclerc’s 2nd Armoured Division fought Nazism on the side of the Allies
The real “Miss Dior” behind the iconic fragrance
This year, 2024, marks the 79th anniversary of VE Day, the formal acceptance of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender to the Allies.
From Exile to Resistance: Guerrilla Paths Between France and Franco’s Spain
Visit this wonderful museum which was a beacon of hope for expectant mothers exiled during the Retirada.
Michel Torrent (code name Milor René Jules) fled Saint Malo under German occupation and found refuge for himself and his family with his grandparents in Perpignan.
Take a moment to visit or revisit some of the P-O villages and some of the fascinating war and anti war memorials around the region.
One day in August 1944 we were told “OK, boys, here we go.”
Millas, on the N116 between Perpignan and Ille sur Tet, has a rather lovely church, full of great Baroque art, plenty of shops and cafés – but today we are heading up to the Col de la Bataille, ancient battle ground and poignant memorial to members of the resistance group Henri Barbusse,
This year we take the time once again to thank all those ordinary men and women who went on to do extraordinary things 100 years ago – and then again just 20 years later.