Charles de Gaulle's grandson spoke about his grandfather's attitude to the Victory Day Parade

The President of France in 1958-1969, Charles de Gaulle, would have represented his country in Moscow at the parade dedicated to the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, if he had lived in our days. This was announced on May 10 by his grandson and deputy chairman of the jury of the Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy International Peace Prize, Pierre de Gaulle.

"I can say with confidence that he (de Gaulle. — Ed.) would be here, and I am very happy to represent France," de Gaulle's grandson told RIA Novosti.

In addition, he noted that at the end of 1941, his grandfather created the Normandy–Neman squadron, as it was important to him that the French military "fight side by side with their Russian brothers" against the Nazis. In addition, Charles de Gaulle visited Stalingrad (the modern name is Volgograd) twice and admired the spirit of the Soviet soldiers who opposed the Germans.

As reported by Gazeta.De Gaulle stressed that the course of the Second World War was changed thanks to the hero city of Stalingrad.

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Earlier, on May 9, Pierre de Gaulle, at a parade in Moscow in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII), noted that this event was a celebration for peace. He stressed that the liberation of France from the Nazis was the result of the joint efforts of the Soviet military and the French Resistance.