The French Forces ceremony to commemorate Remembrance Day at Brookwood Military Cemetery ion 11th November 2021
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11 November 2021Location:
Brookwood Military Cemetery SurreyMore information:
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Remembrance Day (11 November) is a national holiday in France and Belgium. It commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front, which took effect at 11:00 am—the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month." Armistice Day is one of the most important military celebrations in France, since it was a major French victory and the French paid a heavy price in blood to achieve it. The First World War was considered in France as the "Great Patriotic War".[61] Almost all French villages feature memorials dedicated to those fallen during the conflict.[62] In France the blue cornflower (Bleuet de France) is used symbolically rather than the poppy.