In France
January 27: International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Day for the Prevention of Crimes Against Humanity (initiated by the Ministers of Education of the Council of Europe member states in October 2022). This date was chosen by France and Germany as it marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. However, other states observe different dates according to their historical experiences.
Last sunday in April: National Day of Remembrance for Victims and Heroes of Deportation (Law 54-415, April 14, 1954).
May 8: Victory Day 1945 (Law 81-893, October 2, 1981).
Second sunday in may: National Day for Joan of Arc and Patriotism (Law of July 10, 1920).
May 27: National Resistance Day (Law 2013-642, July 19, 2013).
June 18: National Day of Remembrance for General de Gaulle’s historic call to resist defeat and continue the fight against the enemy (Decree 2005-547, March 10, 2006).
July 16 or the first sunday nearest July 16: National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Racist and Anti-Semitic Crimes of the French State and in tribute to the “Righteous Among the Nations of France” (Decree 93-150, February 3, 1993, amended by Law 2000-644, July 10, 2000).
November 11: Commemoration of the Armistice of November 11, 1918, and tribute to all those who died for France (Law of October 24, 1922, and Law of February 28, 2012).
Each municipality has its own memorial site. Additionally, specific commemorations may be held in certain towns based on their history and the events that took place there