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

Alexandre Massiani

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

1. Alexandre Massiani Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici
a été tué
pour la liberation
le 19 août 1944
le gardien de la paix
Alexandre Massiani

(English translation:)

Here on the 19th of August, 1944, the policeman Alexandre Massiani was killed for the cause of Liberation.

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° 50.805′ N, 2° 20.721′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sorbonne. Memorial is at the intersection of Place du Panthéon and Rue Cujas on Place du Panthéon. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75005, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ancienne Eglise Ste Genevieve (here, next to this marker); La Faculté de Droit / School of Law (within shouting distance of this marker); Collège Sainte-Barbe (within shouting distance of this marker); La Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève / The Saint Genevieve Library (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Collège de Montaigu (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Panthéon (within shouting distance of this marker); La Mairie du Ve Arrondissement / Fifth Arrondissement City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); La Tour de Calvin / Calvin's Tower (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Alexandre Massiani (Le Maitron, in French).

Excerpt (in translation): "Born June 8, 1910 in Paris (XIVth arr.), died in action August 19, 1944 in Paris (Vth arr.); salesman, joiner-carpenter, driver, specialized labourer, republican guard, peacekeeper; honorary member of the police and of the FFI resistance.... On August 19, 1944, around 9 p.m., Alexandre Massiani had the mission with his FFI group to monitor the movements of cantoned German detachments. About fifty people were in the Place du Panthéon, a German patrol appeared in a sidecar. The group dispersed immediately. Massiani, dressed in civilian clothes, remained in the square. He took his gun out of his pocket, and a soldier then shot and killed him."

(Submitted on August 22, 2022.)

Alexandre Massiani Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

2. Alexandre Massiani Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here on the left face of the plinth. The building in the background is the Panthéon.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 22, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 22, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.