French mechanic finds stolen motorbike 24 years later on Leboncoin The vintage bike has a long history but the owner had lost hope of finding it again
Knitted D-Day soldiers seen by 150,000 people as display wins new fans in UK The woollen army organised by Normandy resident Tansy Forster has been a success on both sides of the Channel
France’s WWII concentration camp marks 80th anniversary of liberation ‘We have to recognise the suffering of locals who were conscripted by the Nazi regime,’ President Macron says
magazine Young American is on a quest to preserve the stories of all WW2 veterans Rishi Sharma is on a quest to record every surviving Allied veteran's story, to be kept for future generations
Tributes paid to French Resistance fighter Madeleine Riffaud, who died at 100 As a teenager she survived torture by the Gestapo after killing a German officer
French kindness saved my POW father from starvation The relationship between a German soldier and the French family who accepted him into their family now spans two generations
Frenchman's 80-year quest to find family of WW2 American soldier he met as a boy The 85-year-old fulfilled a lifelong mission to connect with the descendants of a soldier who made a lasting impression during war
British WW2 bomb weighing half a tonne defused in Normandy port A 400-metre exclusion zone put in place for experts to defuse the explosive
Rare images show how newspapers reported Liberation of Paris in August 1944 One shows food arriving at the starving city from Yorkshire in the UK with a truck marked ‘Churchill’s grub’
The Liberation of Paris: 'History fluctuates with the changing times' Historian Christian Chevandier tells The Connexion how the victory is perceived in France
Paris marks 80th anniversary of Liberation A look at how events unfolded and how city will remember the day it 'freed itself' from Nazism
Provence: The other ‘D-Day’ commemorated 80 years on despite storms The ceremony was cut short due to poor weather but President Macron and African leaders gathered to remember the pivotal 1944 event
Singer Goldman composes new song for a school play in France French pop legend responds to teacher's request for a song for play about importance of Republican values in World War Two in Vénissieux (Rhône)
Remembering an Anglo-French spy and hero of the French resistance A Connexion reader from Brittany tells how 'Captain Bob' helped to liberate northern France in 1944 Letters: Collaboration with Nazis on Jersey was the same as in France Normandy museum shows the power of UK-France cooperation Why is WWII Brittany American cemetery not in Brittany?
Why US President Biden is going to Aisne this weekend ‘We’re delighted that an American president is coming here’ says a resident near the war memorial site Key quotes from King Charles, Macron and Biden at D-Day commemorations Frenchman honours grandfather with tattoo of D-Day across whole back French ‘martyr village’ destroyed in WW2 receives €1 million donation Silhouettes of D-Day soldiers erected at British memorial in Normandy Admiral Philippe de Gaulle, son of General de Gaulle, dies age 102
Plans for 80-year D-Day commemorations in Normandy and Provence Events will also pay homage to Resistance fighters
Thanks! Volunteers found to help D-Day knitted soldiers reach France However donations of plywood and mini sandbags still needed for the 80m display in Normandy
US war dead remembered in French cemeteries, 100 years on Visitors and families continue to pay their respects for American soldiers, over a century after World War One
Tiny knitted soldiers need help to get to France for D-Day anniversary The woollen army must be transported from the UK to Normandy where they will recreate scenes from the landings 80 years ago
Tiny Normandy commune to mark crucial role in D-Day landings 80th anniversary events will remember how allied forces and local French people all played their part in 1944
France to honour foreign Resistance member: who was Missak Manouchian? Armenian-born hero was executed only months before liberation. He will be first ‘official’ communist to be interred in the Panthéon
US veteran, 100, to marry in Normandy on 80th commemoration of D-Day The man, who participated in the 1944 landings, says ‘positivity and love’ are the secrets to his longevity
King Charles honours French amateur historian’s work on WWII raid The Frenchman will receive an honorary British Empire Medal for research on Operation Biting involving 120 British paratroopers
Grandson of war hero Charles de Gaulle wants Russian citizenship Grandson of war hero Charles de Gaulle wants Russian citizenship
Row after association makes Normandy war bunker look like a house The structure was originally painted this way to disguise it from the Allies
Last of Churchill’s female ‘special spies’ who worked in France dies Phyllis Latour was awarded the Légion d’honneur and Croix de Guerre for her wartime service
American returns 68 years on to French town that helped him after WWII He told The Connexion he met a childhood friend on the visit to the south of France where his family began to rebuild their lives on release from a Nazi labour camp
Should Nazi defences be preserved or forgotten along French coast? The WW2 bunkers in Normandy are linked to D-Day and victory, but Atlantic fortifications divide opinion in coastal towns
Britons lay crosses at Commonwealth war graves in south-west France They are aiming to put remembrance crosses on all graves across the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine this year
Families launch appeal to save French WW2 massacre ruins The ruins at Oradour-sur-Glane have been maintained as a permanent memorial to the hundreds of civilians killed during its destruction by Nazi soldiers in 1944
Search begins in France to find 47 executed German soldiers The executions in June 1944 were in part retribution for German massacres elsewhere in Corrèze
Last survivor of French D-Day commando unit dies aged 100 Léon Gautier’s unit was among the first wave of liberators on June 6, 1944
Hunt is on for American's family after WW2 bag found in French loft The remarkable discovery was made during renovations at a woman's home in Normandy
Make the 80th anniversary of D-Day a national holiday, urges French MP Next year is one of the last major anniversaries when World War II veterans will likely still be alive and able to pass on their stories to children
US veteran and social media star, 100, in France for D-Day anniversary Jake Larson has found fame on TikTok recounting his experiences as a soldier in the first wave of US troops to land on Omaha Beach in 1944
Nazi victim ‘Mr X’ identified 79 years after French village shooting A tragic mystery has been solved - and an elegantly dressed stranger can be properly remembered
The remarkable WWII story of a British secret agent in occupied France Lilian Rolfe (1914-1945) will get further recognition in Paris on Friday for her role in freeing France from Nazi Germany
President Macron pays tribute to Resistance leader Jean Moulin The president is going to the prison where the well-known French hero was tortured
Marseille was early ‘Resistance capital’ as new series shows The Connexion speaks to a leading expert on wartime in the southern port city about what he thinks Netflix got right and wrong
Netflix tells of Americans in Marseille who saved thousands from Nazis Varian Fry and his team are celebrated for their efforts to save those fleeing persecution during World War II
Rising tides and sand dune erosion threaten French D-Day museum The building on the Normandy landings site is at risk if local authorities are refused permission to keep adding sand to the dunes
Career change in France: ‘I never tire of talking about World War Two’ From graphic designer to D-Day tour business - we speak to a Dutch woman who turned her passion for history into a new life
Son of American WWII pilot retraces father’s escape across France An event on Sunday will explore the story of Paul Miller and showcase the journey he took to evade capture after crash landing in the French countryside
War veteran and Britons abroad campaigner Harry Shindler dies at 101 Mr Shindler helped win back general election voting rights for Britons overseas. He had hoped to be able to vote in the general election next year
Last survivor of French war massacre village Oradour-sur-Glane dies Robert Hébras, 97, was one of only six survivors. He was shot but managed to escape by crawling out of a pile of corpses ready to be burnt to hide in a stable
France ordered to return ‘lost’ Renoir, Gauguin and Cézanne artworks The pieces were found to have been wrongfully distributed during World War Two after the death of their original art dealer, and are now held by the musées du Louvre and Orsay
Join a bird protection group in France and continue historic tradition Nature watcher Jonathan Kemp shares the origins of bird conservation and the magic of migration
MBE awarded to British woman who trained WW2 spies for French missions 96-year-old has lived in France for 70 years but has not been recognised as a 'war veteran' here as she worked in the UK
‘Lynx crossing’ signs, WW2 Paris footage found: French news in brief Road signs aim to reduce car accidents with lynx, care home workers wear suits that simulate old age and the liberation of Paris on film
Man gets second-degree burns from 'pebble' found on French beach The intense pink stone was in fact phosphorus left over from World War Two
French man drives to police with WWII shells in back of his car Gendarmes have reminded people of the inherent dangers of handling munitions after the unorthodox handover
War veteran writes open letter against wind farm plans on D-Day beach Decorated World War Two veteran Léon Gautier has objected to the plans to build turbines in a ‘place whose memory should not be troubled’
How to buy a Remembrance Day poppy in France – or a bleuet With Armistice Day just around the corner, we explain how you can still support the Royal British Legion’s annual fundraising campaign from France
Last surviving French resistance fighter deported in WW2 dies aged 96 Jacques Bergez was deported to Buchenwald aged 18 in 1944 after being held in the French transit camp Royallieu in Compiègne
British Legion in France widens remit as Poppy Appeal picks up pace The support the charity gives is constantly evolving, says a branch chairman, and it helps all in need including those without a military background
Descendants of Frenchmen forced to fight for Germany seek recognition It is 80 years since a Nazi decree forced 130,000 men from Alsace-Moselle to join the German army during WW2
Armentières’ historic bridge and bawdy song make for inspiring visit Journalist Sally Ann Voak continues working through her late husband’s travel bucket list by paying tribute to a beloved friend – and unpicking a saucy French legend
Retired French soldier hunts down war grave thieves and Nazi relics His passion for protecting the memory of the war dead started at five years old and a moving encounter with Charles de Gaulle
American D-Day pilot buried with honours in France - 78 years on Lt. William McGowan was shot down and declared missing - research by family and organisations means he now rests at the Normandy American Cemetery
US invests €6million in World War Two Normandy cliff site The Pointe du Hoc in Calvados will be preserved and updated, and the visitor centre expanded to enable people to better understand what happened there on June 6, 1944
New film to honour Canadian D-Day soldiers who died freeing French Many Canadian soldiers lost their lives on June 6, 1944. Experts say the film will pay tribute to the role they played in the landings
D-Day: French archaeologists launch research ahead of 78th anniversary The dig at a manor house four kilometres from the infamous Utah Beach is expected to reveal more details about the behaviour of US soldiers there
Last World War Two Oradour massacre survivor publishes book account Robert Hébras, aged 96, has written the book with his granddaughter. He has always considered it very important to speak about the tragedy
France to mark 77th anniversary of end of World War Two on Sunday ‘It is an opportunity to send a message in support of the fight for freedom and democracy’, France’s ministry of armed forces wrote
Violette Szabo: British spy who fought Nazis to avenge French husband She fearlessly worked as a special agent during World War Two, and is remembered today as a war hero in both the UK and France
At last, France’s honours system rewards a hero (albeit belatedly)... In her monthly column, Nabila Ramdani says former American serviceman and D-Day parachutist Earl Mills, now 100, makes a refreshing change as choice of Légion d’Honneur recipient
President Macron to honour last survivor of Oradour-sur-Glane massacre 642 people in the village were slaughtered by Nazi troops in 1944, with the site remaining unchanged since as a memorial to the victims
Village where time has stood still since Nazi atrocity This week President Macron visited Oradour-sur-Glane to mark the anniversary of one of the most shocking massacres of WWII, and where the ruins have been kept exactly as they were on that day in 1944. Journalist Samantha David writes about her recent visit to the haunting monument, and the maelstrom of emotions she experienced.
Teacher uncovers wartime heroism to save Jews in France Research by a retired local teacher has brought to light a French mountain village’s efforts to hide Jewish people in World War Two
British team leads dig to recover WW2 US airmen in tiny French village The archaeological team has been contracted by the US government to search the site on which the plane went down in 1944, killing six of the eight crew on board
213kg WWII British bomb defused safely in Normandy town There are thought to be still thousands of bombs in France and it could take several centuries to clear them all safely
The painful SS massacre memories of this tiny French village The 1944 events in Marsoulas, Haute-Garonne, were not widely known, so a book and a plaque in the village have been created to tell the story
Heritage group director to receive MBE medal for Anglo-French services The Allied Forces Heritage group helps promote the commemoration of allied services, covering not only the two World Wars, but also the Franco-Prussian wars and events going back to the Napoleonic era
80 years ago: Horrors of France’s concentration camp Concentration camps were not limited to Poland and Germany during World War Two. France had one too, as The Connexion discovered