4° édition de la marche de l'amitié Franco-Allemande

2025 begins! And like every year for the past 4 years, we are celebrating the Franco-German day of
January 22 with a connected walking challenge, from January 22 to February 9.
Like last year, there will be 2 possible options:
19 km or 63 km, in reference to the year of signing of the Elysée Treaty.
This year, we wanted to mark this anniversary by creating a medal, which reflects the characteristics of this event, with a specific ribbon.

The methods of obtaining are as follows:

- cover a minimum distance of 63km in 2025 (in 7 times maximum)
Or
- having participated in the 63km walk of the 2024 Franco-German challenge,
Or
- have participated in the 60km walk of the “Treaty of the Elysée” 2023 challenge,

Or
- have participated in 3 Franco-German walking events since 2022, less than 60km:
example: 7km in 2022 + 19km in 2024 + 19km in 2025.
You can also request your medal, without participating in 2025, if you completed the 60km in 2023,
or the 63km in 2024. Contact marches@cssd.fr
The fabric patch is still available, with the option of putting a number on it, for all distances (long or
short), since 2022.

4° édition de la marche de l'amitié Franco-Allemande

Challenge connecté des Mousquetaires

In 1622, Louis XIII, then at war with the Protestants, detached the fifty carabins of the company of light horses from his guard, to form an independent unit. These soldiers were armed with the musket, which could only be used onfoot, but remained horsemen who moved on horseback.
Called the king's musketeers, they received the famous blue tunic decorated with fleur-de-lis crosses, a sign of their belonging to the Sovereign's Household, and were entrusted with a wide variety of missions: escorts of the royal procession, police andlaw enforcement operations, but above all they were in the front rank of the royal troops when it came to taking a besieged place.

In the eighteenth century, the main part of their mission consisted of a guard service and prestige for the sovereign. They experienced fire one last time during the War of the Austrian Succession.

In 1775, the two companies were abolished for economic reasons. Briefly recreated under the
Restoration, they disappeared definitively in 1816.

80ème anniversaire de la Bataille des Ardennes

In December 1944, while they had advanced as far as the Belgian Ardennes, the Allied troops were completely surprised by three German divisions. This was the start of the Ardennes Offensive, known as the Battle of the Bulge, considered the Wehrmacht's last desperate attempt to penetrate Allied lines. This battle lasted six weeks, from December 16 to January 25, and resulted in numerous losses on both sides.

As part of its commemorative and sporting activities, the CSSD is initiating a connected walking challenge, over the period from December 16, 2024 to January 12, 2025.

Two possible options:

• Short: 10 km in December and 10 km in January.
• Long: 80 km in 10 outings maximum. Minimum per outing: 5km

80ème anniversaire du DDAY/Bataille de Normandie

As part of its commemorative and sporting activities, the CSSD is initiating a 'connected' walking challenge, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the Battle of Normandy.

The challenge consists of running between June 6 and June 30, 2024:

- 80km (in 10 outings maximum) for '80' year olds, (a special option in 2 times maximum is proposed)

(The minimum per outing is 5km)or- 8 km, on June 6, or as close as possible, for a symbolic walk.

La marche commémorative des 80ans de la capitulation du Japon

As previously announced, this year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Europe and the surrender of Japan, putting an end to the 2nd World War.
Thus, to complete the commemoration of May 8, 1945, a cycle of 4 marches (anniversary dates) of 8 km each, relating to the surrender of Japan is scheduled:

August 6 (1945): 1st atomic bomb on Hiroshima
August 9 (1945): 2nd atomic bomb on Nagasaki
August 15 (1945): Emperor Hirohito announces that Japan accepts the terms of the Potsdam Conference, ending the Pacific War.
September 2 (1945): Signing of the surrender of Japan, ending World War II.

La marche commémorative des 80ans de la Libération de l’Europe

As previously announced, we are launching the commemorative march of the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of Europe.
Contrary to the initial announcement, the 'long' challenge will be only 45km (in 5 outings maximum) in reference to 1945, and the walk at 8.5km (08/05).
The challenge is to be carried out from 8 to 25 May, and the walk from 8 to 11 May, in a connected version.
An optional reward is available.
* Note that this challenge is part of a triptych of the 80th anniversary of the end of the 2nd World War, and will be completed by the 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, then, on September 2nd, of the end of the 2nd World War, after the surrender of Japan.

Marche commémorative de Bataan (80ème anniversaire)

History

The Bataan Death March took place in the Philippines from April 9 to April 17, 1942, and was later counted as one of Japan's war crimes.

The forced march involved 70,000 to 85,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war captured by the Imperial Japanese Army after the three-month Battle of Bataan, which was itself an episode of the Battle of the Philippines during the Pacific War.

The march, 97 km long, started from Cabcaben, on the Bataan Peninsula, to the O'Donnell internment camp. For the prisoners, this ordeal consisted of an almost permanent march, day and night, without food and with very little water, physical violence, murder and other acts of savagery or sadism perpetrated by Japanese soldiers all along the way. Any prisoner who stopped or complained was executed.

The exact number of deaths is impossible to determine, but some historians have indicated a minimum of 6,000 to 11,000 deaths. The official U.S. Army report put the number at about 23,500, including 22,000 Filipinos, out of 78,000 prisoners. To these figures must be added the number of deaths in the days following the arrival in the camps.

Challenge Napoleon 2021

Le challenge «Centurion invincible»

Marche D'Entrainement Geneve-Annecy

30ème anniversaire de la fin de la guerre froide

Devoir de Mémoire et Activité Sportive

Deux Jours de Marche du CSSD

Two Days of CSSD Walking

Challenges mensuels ‘in situ’

Programme de Marches Virtuelles Européennes (PMVE)

European Virtual Walks (EVMP) Program

In 2020, the CSSD launched its first connected walks, associating each walk with a historical, commemorative or anniversary theme, accompanied by a certificate and sometimes an award.

Success has encouraged us to continue, going through the pandemic on this occasion

Covid prevented us from carrying out physical walks, at our level but also internationally, such as the IML.

Some themes were charitable and raised funds for noble causes.

Our marches were soon a great success abroad, first in Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and then in many other European countries, perpetuating our motto 'challenges unite us' in another form.

So, to celebrate your commitment to these participations in our own way, we are launching a European global award, specifically recapitulating 3 years of connected activities (2020-2022).

This award, materialized by a medal, will symbolize the number of countries in which each candidate has participated virtually only, under certain conditions. It is useless to declare several markets in the same country. (4 countries = number 4, ect ...)

The applicant's country of origin is allowed.

CSSD events count for 'France'.

The award is offered to paying members of the CSSD.

It is available to non-contributors, for a fee.

This program is one-off and limited in time. It will end on 31/12/2022, the deadline for single order applications.

THE REWARD

A digital certificate, numbered, listing the countries for each participant.

A medal, yellow/blue ribbon (Europe), on which will appear a number on a location point symbol, recalling the number of countries, and a medallion on which we find the map of Europe, the inscriptions in English of our motto, the name of the challenge in question, the period of the pandemic considered 2020-2022, and a part of the virus, targeting the root cause.

75° anniversaire des Soldats de la paix

75 years ago, the UN created the multinational force of Peacekeepers.

Since 1948, more than one million 'peacekeepers', men and women, have served the cause of the United Nations, whether military, police or civilian.
More than 4,000 of them have lost their lives while serving under the United Nations flag.

29 May is recognized as 'International Peacekeepers' Day, and aims to honour the memory of those who have lost their lives in the service of peace, and to pay tribute to all those, men and women, who have served and continue to serve in UN peacekeeping operations for their professionalism, their dedication and courage.

As part of its themed activities, the CSSD is initiating a challenge for this 75th anniversary,

Monthly challenge, from 1 to 29 May, 75 km in 10 outings.

Marche connectée des 75 ans de l’OTAN

On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was officially created, a politico-military organization set up by the signatory countries of the North Atlantic Treaty in order to fulfill their collective security and defense obligations. It is most often referred to by its acronym NATO (NATO).

POLITICS – NATO works to promote democratic values and enables its members to consult and cooperate on defence and security issues in order to solve problems, build trust and, in the long term, prevent conflict.

The challenge consists of running between March 16 and April 7, 2024:

• 75km (in 10 outings maximum) relating to '75' year olds, or
• 32km (in 4 outings maximum) relating to the '32' Member States, or
• 10 km, for a symbolic walk.

Challenges Les 10 ans du CSSD

Note:The supporting files (copies of diplomas only) must be sent as a single PDF document, grouping together the 10 titles obtained, CSSD.

Le Programme Annuel de Marche