Troyes, like so many of the northern French towns in France was occupied during the Second World War by the aggressive Nazi army. The effect that this occupation had on the community, the political, social and even architectural make-up of the city cannot be underestimated. The blood runs deep from the battlefields of Europe still in this community. The prominent war memorial gives thanks and remembrance to all those who resisted and fought for freedom in the face of adversity.
