Sorbonne in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Defenseurs du Fortin Huchette / Defenders of the Huchette Barricade Memorial

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

1. Defenseurs du Fortin Huchette / Defenders of the Huchette Barricade Memorial

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Honneur aux defenseurs du fortin de la Huchette qui sont tombes dans le secteur pour la délivrance de Paris
2 Anonymes & Jean Dussarps 28 ans
les 19 & 25 aout 1944
Hommage aux combattants volontaires offert par le chef de groupe Madame BRIANT Beatrice le 11 mars 1945

(English translation:)
In homage to the defenders of the Huchette barricade who fell in this area for the deliverance of Paris.
2 Unknowns & Jean Dussarps, 28 years old
August 19 & 25, 1944
A tribute to volunteer fighters
offered by the group leader, Ms Beatrice Briant, March 11, 1945.

Erected 1945 by Beatrice Briant.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Liberation of Paris series list.

Location. 48° 51.171′ N, 2° 20.791′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. Memorial is at the intersection of Place du Petit Pont and Rue

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de la Huchette, on the right when traveling south on Place du Petit Pont. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Place du Petit Pont, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Rue Galande (within shouting distance of this marker); Hôtel de Laffemas (within shouting distance of this marker); Square René Viviani (1928) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Monseigneur Joseph NASRALLAH (about 90 meters away); Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (about 90 meters away); 19 Quai Saint-Michel (about 90 meters away); a different marker also named Eglise Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre (about 90 meters away); Square René-Viviani Jewish Children’s Memorial (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Plaque En Hommage À Jean Dussarps (Musee de la Resistance en ligne, in French). The Museum of the Resistance's page for Jean Dussarps and the two unknowns provides some additional information....

Excerpt (in translation): "Monday, August 21, 1944, the Saint-Michel district is transformed into an entrenched camp. The tactic of helping hands is over, now it's barricade warfare. And in fact at the ends of the rue de la Huchette are built two, one of which will be called "the Fort of the Huchette" and commissioned by Mrs. Briant, a baker by trade.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

2. Defenseurs du Fortin Huchette / Defenders of the Huchette Barricade Memorial - wide view
It overlooks rue du Petit-Pont. It was on this barricade that Jean Dussarps was killed on August 25, 1944."

(Submitted on June 10, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 10, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.