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Hôpital-Saint-Louis in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

André Chennevière

 
 
André Chennevière Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 25, 2022
1. André Chennevière Marker
Inscription.  
Ici est tombé
le 20 août 1944
André Chennevière
Poète et Journaliste
Mort pour la Liberté

(English translation:)

Here on the 20th of August, 1944, fell André Chennevière, poet and journalist. He died for Liberty.


 
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° 52.542′ N, 2° 21.628′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Hôpital-Saint-Louis. It is on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 154 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Martin, 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
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of this marker: Couvent des Récollets (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Couvent des Récollets (within shouting distance of this marker); Jardin Villemin Jewish Children’s Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gare de l’Est (about 90 meters away); 10ème Arrondissement Enfant Juifs / Tenth Arrondissement Jewish Children (about 90 meters away); Jardin Villemin (1977) (about 90 meters away); Square Saint-Laurent (1896) (about 180 meters away); Eglise Saint-Laurent (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  André Chennevière (Wikipedia, in French). (Submitted on September 17, 2022.)
 
André Chennevière Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 25, 2022
2. André Chennevière Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here mounted to the exterior wall of a former friary.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 169 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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