Fête de la Libération

Gourin celebrates the Liberation on August 5, 6 and 7, 2022

On August 5, 1944, the town of Gourin was liberated by the American 6th Armored Division.
To commemorate the 78th anniversary of the event, a Liberation camp is organized in Gourin, at the Domaine de Tronjoly, from Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7, 2022.

Re-enactment groups and individuals who wish to participate are invited to fill out a registration form.

Detailed program :

Friday, August 5, 2022
From 9 am: installation on the camp
16h : commemoration in Huelgoat in homage to the 6th American armored division which liberated the Center West Brittany
5pm : commemoration in Poullaouen in honor of the 6th American armored division that liberated West Central Brittany
18h : closing of the camp

Saturday August 6th 2022
9:30 am : conference on the Breton emigration to the USA, at the museum " Ces Bretons d'Amérique ", at the castle of Tronjoly, by the association Bretagne TransAmerica
12pm: opening of the camp
3pm: Toul an Chy cycling race, a race created during the occupation.
6pm: closing of the camp

Sunday August 7th 2022
9:30 am: conference on the geology of Gourin and on the slate quarries that served as hiding places for local resistance fighters during World War II at the museum of geology and old tools in Tronjoly, by the association Traditions et Patrimoine dans les Montagnes Noires
11:00 am : parade in the city
11:30 am: commemoration in the city center: homage to the doctor from Gurin, Henri Bahier, hero of the resistance within the network Vengeance
12pm: opening of the camp
6pm: closing of the camp

Animations are planned on the camp throughout the weekend: presentation of materials, uniforms, jeep baptisms, reenactment scenes...

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