French President Francois Hollande (left) and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck arrive for a commemoration ceremony in the crypt of the WWI Hartmannswillerkopf National Monument, or Vieil Armand, in Wattwiller, northeastern France, on Sunday, marking the centenary of Germany’s declaration of war to France. AFP PHOTO
HARTMANNSWILLER, France: French President Francois Hollande and his German counterpart Joachim Gauck paid emotional tributes on Sunday to the millions of soldiers who died during World War I, exactly 100 years after Germany declared hostilities against France.