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Quelle date marque la victoire des Alliés en Europe en 1945 et est un jour férié en France ?

Translation: Which date marks the Allied victory in Europe in 1945 and is a public holiday in France?

  • ✓ Le 8 mai 8 May
  • B Le 11 novembre 11 November
  • ✕ Le 14 juillet 14 July Your answer
  • D Le 1er novembre 1 November

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Le 8 mai 1945, l'Allemagne nazie capitule. Le 8 mai est férié en France et commémore la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en Europe.

On 8 May 1945, Nazi Germany capitulated. 8 May is a public holiday in France and commemorates the end of the Second World War in Europe.

Source: service-public.fr, jours fériés ; Code du travail L3133-1

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