Thousands celebrate Joan of Arc ' s day in Paris . Thousands of members of the Croix de Feu ( French Fascist organisation ) and other followers of the Right , the Army and the Government took part in the annual celebrations in Paris on Joan of Arc ' s Day . A great procession went from the statueof St Joan in the Place St Augustine to the statue in the Place de Pyramides in the Rue de Rivoli , where Colonel de la Rocque , leader of the Croix de Feu , took the salute . Photo shows , troops passing the statue in the Place de Pyramides in the rue de Rivoli . 10 May 1936 *** Local Caption ***