Mémorial des Déportations

 

The Mémorial des Déportations (Deportations Memorial) in Marseille is a memorial to occupation, repression, persecution, and deportation in the city during the Second World War in general, and to the deportations which occurred under German occupation in 1943 in particular.

Musée Mai–Juin 1940

 

The Musée Mai–Juin 1940 (May-June 1940 Museum) in Margut is a small, one-room, private collection of chiefly military objects dating from the Battle of France in May and June 1940. These include military uniforms, weapons, ammunition, military equipment, documents, posters, photographs, flags, and other objects from the battlefield.   

 

Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation

 

The Musée Départemental de la Résistance et de la Déportation (Departmental Museum of Ressistance and Deportation) in Manneville-sur-Risle presents the history of resistance and deportation in the Manneville-sur-Risle commune and the surrounding Eure département during the Second World War. The museum’s collections include military and civilian objects as well as photographs, letters, publications, and posters created during wartime which relate local experiences of occupation, resistance, and deportation.

Maison Natale Charles de Gaulle

 

The Maison Natale Charles de Gaulle (Birthplace of Charles de Gaulle) is the preserved home in which former French President Charles de Gaulle was born on November 22, 1890. The home of de Gaulle’s grandparents, it was a place to which he returned on vacation and for family reunions during his childhood.

Maison d’Izieu

The Maison d’Izieu (Izieu House) is a museum and memorial which presents the history of the Holocaust in France, particularly the experiences of Jewish children, and informs the visitor on the crimes committed during that time as well as the subsequent establishment of international laws and commemoration.