Commemorations of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Monaco

The Principality of Monaco will commemorate, on September 3rd, the 80th anniversary of its liberation after successive occupations, first Italian and then German, during World War II.
H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince wanted this anniversary to have a special dimension this year, as in other concerned countries, highlighting in particular the decisive contribution of the American army.
The advance of the 1st Airborne Task Force units, airborne in Provence on August 15th and commanded by General Frederick, thus forced the German troops to retreat, allowing local resistance groups to emerge from hiding.
A special tribute will be paid to General Frederick. The Monegasque State contributed financially to the erection of a bronze statue, unveiled on August 14th in La Motte, in the Var, where the Airborne Task Force had been dropped exactly eighty years ago. Additionally, a postage stamp featuring the general was issued on August 15th by the Principality (attached draft). His grandson, Bradford Hicks, is invited to the national commemoration day on September 3rd.
On September 3rd, at 5:00 PM, a military ceremony will take place at the Monaco cemetery, in front of the monument to the dead of the world conflicts of the 20th century, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II, who will deliver a speech, and the high Monegasque authorities. Three military detachments are expected to pay honors: Monegasque, French, and American.
At 6:00 PM, after the laying of flowers on the facade of the National Council, on the commemorative plaque in memory of the Monegasque resistant René Borghini and his liaison agent Esther Poggio, shot on August 15, 1944, H.S.H. the Sovereign Prince will inaugurate, in the hall of the State Ministry, an exhibition, jointly prepared by the Mission of Prefiguration of the National Archives, the Archives of the Prince’s Palace, and the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco, in collaboration with the Monaco Media Library, titled Monaco Liberated! September 3rd – December 28th, 1944 (attached poster).
This exhibition will be open until January 31st, 2025, allowing its discovery by a wide audience, particularly students and teachers of the Principality’s institutions.
Earlier in the day, and as every year, the Era Commemoration Committee will offer various animations in the streets of the principality, with uniforms, equipment, and vintage vehicles, as well as a commemorative route from Avenue Saint-Laurent to Palace Square, passing by the Maison de France and the Lycée Albert Ier.
Other events will be organized until the spring of 2025, notably by the Monaco Media Library, the Audiovisual Institute of Monaco, the Directorate of National Education, Youth and Sports, and the Duty of Memory association, to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe.