the commemoration of the war during the period 2014 to 2018 Imperial War Museum François Hollande Joachim Gauck the centenary of Germany's declaration of war on France Hartmannswillerkopf Armistice centenary commemorations Emmanuel Macron Angela Merkel Germany Compiègne Chancellor France
The UK Government has budgeted substantial resources to the commemoration of the war during the period 2014 to 2018. The lead body is the Imperial War Museum. On 3 August 2014, French President François Hollande and German President Joachim Gauck together marked the centenary of Germany's declaration of war on France by laying the first stone of a memorial in Vieil Armand, known in German as Hartmannswillerkopf, for French and German soldiers killed in the war. During the Armistice centenary commemorations, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the site of the signing of the Armistice of Compiègne and unveiled a plaque to reconciliation.
