France Honors Police Who Fought Nazis
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France honored nearly 2,000 Paris police officers Thursday who led a bloody World War II uprising against their Nazi occupiers days before Allied troops liberated the city.
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By honoring President Yasser Arafat, France has honored every Palestinian man, woman and child. For this we will be forever grateful.
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French Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon was buried Wednesday with his Legion of Honor award, his lawyer said, even though he had earlier been stripped of the right to wear the decoration.
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France holds two days of celebrations to honour the Allied veterans who helped liberated its south in WWII.
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Ceremonies that drew thousands of people into the streets culminated with a solemn tribute to the heroes of the liberation at Paris City Hall - followed by a jubilant outdoor ball.
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French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie and Britain's Princess Anne presided over a ceremony commemorating the members of the SAS who lost their lives during World War II.
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Maurice Papon, the French Nazi collaborator who died at the age of 96, became the symbol of bureaucratic inhumanity after he was convicted for helping organise the deportation of Jews during the Vichy era.
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French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin vowed Sunday to deal harshly with those behind racist or anti-Semitic incidents in a speech marking the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the city of Strasbourg.
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French President Jacques Chirac on Monday honoured his Namibian counterpart Sam Nujoma, who is due to leave office in March 2005, with France's top distinction, the Legion of Honour.
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French President Jacques Chirac inducted American actor-director Clint Eastwood into the Legion of Honor on Saturday, saying he represents "the best of Hollywood."
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Thousands of people lined the streets of Paris Wednesday to watch a reenactment of the French and US liberation of the city from Nazi occupation 60 years ago.
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PARIS Aug. 25, 2004 - With French and American flags, vintage military vehicles and heartfelt memories, Paris on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of its liberation from the occupying Nazis the day the
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France's second-most prestigious literary award, the Renaudot prize, has been awarded to a Jewish writer who died at a Nazi death camp &#151; the first time the prize honored a writer for posthumous work.
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French President Jacques Chirac paid homage to his predecessor and political role model Charles de Gaulle in ceremonies commemorating the World War II liberation of Paris.
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Convicted French Nazi collaborator Maurice Papon asked to be buried wearing his Legion d'Honneur medal for services to France, his lawyer said on Sunday, causing fresh controversy after his death.
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Maurice Papon, the only French Nazi official to be convicted for his role in the deportation of Jews during World War Two, has died at the age of 96, police sources said on Saturday.
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Veterans from former French colonies &#151; many of whom fought to free France from the Nazis during World War II &#151; will soon be granted better pensions, ending decades of inequality, the defense minister said Monday.