Overview
- Events ran from Les Invalides along the Champs‑Élysées to the Arc de Triomphe, culminating in the rekindling of the flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- The recognition covers about 130,000 Alsatians and Mosellans forced into the German army in World War II, with roughly 40,000 never returning.
- The centenary of the Bleuet de France was marked by placing soil from 16 First World War memorial sites on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
- Paris police imposed targeted traffic, parking and station closures near the ceremony zones as transport services operated with weekend‑style frequencies.
- Most shops and restaurants opened for the holiday, while municipal administrations and most banks were closed.