80 years later, the last French veterans of the Second World War warn that you have to defend peace

France commemorated on Thursday on Thursday 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, led the national commemoration in the capital, Paris, depositing a crown of flowers before a Crowd in the statue of General Charles de Gaullewho led the French resistance against Nazi Germany.

But while France remembered millions of people who fought and died at war, he also faced a warning reality: There are few who have been direct witnesses of their horrors.

“Unfortunately, we are less and less,” said Marcjanna Marcinkowski, 89 years old, who was only nine When Paris was released by the Nazi employment in 1944. “This worries me a lot, because finding myself alone is something that worries me a lot,” he added.

Marcinkowski fears that war lessons They run the risk of getting lost in the young generations. “I feel these lessons have already been forgotten. In schools Has completely left to talk about the Second World War And from the First World War, “said ‘Euronews.

But while the Ukraine large scale invasion by Russia He gets up at the gates of Europe, the few veterans who remain feel that the story is about to be repeated. “I am very busy in peace. We have to do everything possible to prevent people from Keep each other, “says Jean Yaghlekdjian, a 101 -year -old world war veteran.

“I am very close to this message because I saw too many people (dying) of the most atrocious forms. I will fight for peace with all my strength“He said ‘Euronews.

In his speech, Macron echoed to a similar feelingWarning against complacency against current tensions. “We will never end up fighting for victory and defending peace,” said the French president.

“We will never stop claiming our country, defending our independence and our freedom. So, There will always be France. And with her, Europe, our Europe and our peace. “