Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Hubert de Lagarde

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

1. Hubert de Lagarde Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici habita le L^t Colonel
Hubert de Lagarde
fondateur et chef
du réseau de renseignement
"Eleuthère"
des forces francaises combattantes
arrêté par la gestapo le 16 juin 1944
mort à ellrich le 25 janvier 1945

(English translation:)

Here lived Lt Colonel Hubert de Lagarde, founder and leader of the "Eleuthera" intelligence network of the French fighting forces, arrested by the Gestapo on June 16, 1944 and died in Ellrich on January 25, 1945.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1944.

Location. 48° 51.51′ N, 2° 19.927′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin. Memorial is on Quai Voltaire, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7 Quai Voltaire, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cécile Sorel (here, next to this marker); Domenique-Vivant Denon (here, next to this marker); Marechal/Marshal Bugeaud (within shouting distance of

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this marker); Marcel Baschet (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Rudolf NOUREEV / Rudolph Nureyev (1938-1993) (about 120 meters away); Hôtel de Villette (about 150 meters away); Meeting Place of Resistance Libération-Nord (about 150 meters away); Voltaire (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Hubert de Lagarde (Museum of the Resistance on-line, in French).

Excerpt (in translation): From February to early June 1944, Lagarde worked tirelessly, the result of which was notably sanctioned by the testimony of satisfaction sent to him at the end of May on the occasion of the destruction of almost the entire SS Hohenstauffen division (the bombing of Mailly-le-Camp) by the Allies....At the beginning of June, Lagarde was advised that the danger to him was increasing. Requested again to take refuge in London, he refused a second time for the same reason - he did not want to leave Paris, having already stood up to the enemy during a dark and relentless fight of more than a year. He was finally arrested in Paris on June 27, 1944 and
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2022

2. Hubert de Lagarde Marker - wide view
The Hubert de Lagarde marker is visible here to the left of the doorway.
imprisoned in Fresnes....Deported on August 15, 1944 to Buchenwald then transferred on September 7 to Dora-Ellrich, he died there on January 25, 1945."

(Submitted on June 27, 2022.)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 177 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.