Exhibition «De Gaulle, de Lattre, Giraud: three men with linked destinies»

Name: Exposition «De Gaulle, de Lattre, Giraud : trois hommes aux destins liés»
Start: 2022-09-17T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Palais du Gouverneur de Metz

Discover or rediscover the history of three great military figures.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

©Coll. de Busson

Discover or rediscover the history of three great military figures.

In the 1930s, three illustrious soldiers met in Metz: Colonel de Gaulle, commander of the 507th tank regiment, Colonel de Lattre de Tassigny, at the head of the famous «15-1», and General Giraud, governor of Metz.
Through a three-part exhibition on the careers and achievements of these three great war chiefs, discover the sometimes complex relationships between these men and the exceptional qualities they shared.

À propos du lieu

Palais du Gouverneur de Metz

9 rue de la Citadelle, 57000 Metz

Moselle
Grand Est

The palace of the Governor, conscript in the past General-Kommando, is a residence built in Metz, between 1902 and 1905, to serve as pied-a-terre to the emperor Guillaume II. It is located small public garden Giraud in the southwest of the district of Metz-Centre, but rest historically bound(connected) to the imperial district further east. The Palace is registered on the additional inventory of historic monuments since 1975.