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Saint Vincent de Paul in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

André Dubois

 
 
André Dubois Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022
1. André Dubois Marker
Inscription.  
A la mémoire
du Gardien de la Paix
André Dubois
tué au cours des
combats pour la
libération de Paris

(English translation:)

In memory of policeman Andre Dubois, killed in combat 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° 52.818′ N, 2° 21.226′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint Vincent de Paul. It is at the intersection of Rue de Dunkerque and Rue Napolèon III on Rue de Dunkerque. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75010, 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: A la Memoire des Cheminots de la Region du Nord
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Gare du Nord (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); August 1944 Murder Site (about 150 meters away); Vincent di Bella and Robert Cabirol (about 150 meters away); Église Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Square Aristade Caviaillé-Coll (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Henri Murger (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Hôpital Fernand-Widal (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  Dubois, André Auguste (Maitron, in French). A brief biography of Dubois, noting he was summarily executed by the Germans on August 20, 1944, on the spot, for carrying his administrative pistol. (Submitted on August 28, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.) 
 
André Dubois Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 24, 2022
2. André Dubois Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on August 28, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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