The National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Deportation is held every year on the last Sunday of April.
This date was chosen because of its proximity to the anniversary of the liberation of most of the camps, and because it did not coincide with any other existing national or religious celebration.
The National Day of Remembrance for the Victims and Heroes of Deportation is a significant date to commemorate the deportees of World War II. It also serves as a reminder that homosexuals were indeed one of the targets of the Nazis under the Third Reich.*
The National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Deportation honors the memory of all deportees without distinction and pays tribute to their sacrifice. This day aims to remind everyone of this major historical tragedy, the lessons learned from it, so that such events do not happen again.
In Nice, a ceremony was held in the morning at the Caucade Cemetery in the presence of Prefect Adolphe Colrat, President of the Departmental Council Eric Ciotti, Colonel Jean-Pierre Bedu, departmental military delegate, along with elected officials and representatives of associations and veterans.
