samedi 2 août 2014

One hundred years later, Reims shows a general mobilization

Elected officials have the city of Reims plastered on Saturday signed a general mobilization facsimile of the facades of public buildings are 100 years into the Great War in France, told AFP.

"This is a beautiful symbol of the celebration of the centenary of the beginning of the cycle and with the environment Rémois time," said Benjamin Develey, assistant to celebrate the city of Reims.

Brushes and pots of glue in hand, selected fifteen? The doors of the town hall and public buildings of almost 200 posters calling decree of President Raymond Poincaré, "mobilization of the armed land and sea, (...), and the seizure of animals, vehicles and wiring harnesses needed to complement these hosts. "

The first posters were requested on 1 August 1914, before the whole region to call the 3.8 million reservists on active duty to join the already 800,000 soldiers Paris.

August 20, 2 and distributed to around 16,500 trains to transport men to the assembly areas near the French-German border in a time that are equipped for the fight.

"This website is emotionally charged because it reflects changes in the world? Industrial scale world war and a change of civilization," Mr. Develey.

Sunday, 100 years to the day after the declaration of war from Berlin to Paris, should the centenary continues balloons carrying 2,000 cards in honor of the city of coronations hairy big war, and release all the city's churches ring their bells.

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