Monnaie in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Joseph Lahuec
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
1. Joseph Lahuec Marker
pour la liberation
Joseph Lahuec
gardien de la paix
le 21 août 1944
Here on the 21st of June, 1944, died Joseph Lahuec, policeman, for the liberation (of Paris).
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° 51.186′ N, 2° 20.605′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Monnaie. It is at the intersection of Place Saint-Michel and Place Saint-André-des-Arts, on the right when traveling north on Place Saint-Michel. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 13 Place Saint-Michel, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony and also the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Raymond Boisson (here, next to this marker); Heitor Villa-Lobos (here, next to this marker); Robert Gauthier (a few steps from this marker); Beat Hotel (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line);
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Also see . . . Plaque En Hommage À Joseph Lahuec (Museum of the Resistance On-Line, in French). Museum of the Resistance presents an excerpt of Luc Rudolph's Au coeur de la Préfecture de Police : de la Résistance à la Libération. 3e partie : la libération de Paris (2011).
Excerpt (in translation): "On August 21, 1944, around 11 a.m., patrolman Joseph Lahuec of the Compagnies de Circulation, unarmed, returned from an expedition to Fort Verrières where he had reported an arms depot, and where he had already been the day before, bringing back seven machine guns. His group was attacked by the Germans near the Place Saint-André-des-Arts: while transporting a crate of arms to the City, Lahuec found himself isolated from his colleagues and took refuge in a building where he was shot dead..."(Submitted on June 23, 2022.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
2. Joseph Lahuec Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022
3. Joseph Lahuec Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 159 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
