Tag | Traces of the Second World War in Lyon

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Traces of the Second World War in Lyon

1 March 2026 The CHRD offers an urban tour that gives visitors a better understanding of the key players and issues in Lyon and its region during the Second World War. The historical tour follows ...

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Themed tour of the permanent exhibition

Until 8 February 2026 at the CHRD The Museum offers a tour that allows visitors to discover the permanent exhibition through a specific theme: Jews in France and Lyon during the Second World War. ...

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Guided tour “In the footsteps of Jean Moulin”

Until 22 June 2025 at CHRD Lyon was a hotbed of conflict during the Second World War, between Resistance networks and zealous collaborators. The route starting at the CHRD and leading all the way ...

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Thematic tour of the permanent exhibition

Until 11 January 2025 at CHRD A tour in which first-hand accounts and objects from the period provide a better understanding of the complexity of the actions of the Lyon Resistance and the issues ...

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Screening of excerpts from the Klaus Barbie trial

At the CHRD Lyon Nicknamed the Butcher of Lyon for his particularly brutal methods, Klaus Barbie was head of the Gestapo in Lyon from 1943 to 1945, responsible for hunting down Resistance ...

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Lyon

FranceAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Jewish community in the historical capital of the Gauls and, for historians, capital of the French Resistance, has now regained an undeniable dynamism. There are many notable sites ...