Odéon in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Lieutenant Martinet
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. Lieutenant Martinet Marker
le 25 aout 1944
le Lieutenant Martinet
du 1er Bataillon d'Eure et Loir
pour la Liberation de Paris
Here on August 25, 1944 fell Lieutenant Martinet of the First Battalion of the Eure-and-Loire 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° 50.647′ N, 2° 20.331′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Odéon. It is at the intersection of Boulevard Saint-Michel and Rue Auguste Comte, on the left when traveling north on Boulevard Saint-Michel. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 6 Rue Auguste Comte, Paris, Île-de-France 75005, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Le Decouverte de la Quinine / The Discovery of Quinine (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean de la Revers (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Fabien (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Edouard Branly (about 150 meters away); Le Jardin du Luxembourg (about 150 meters away); L'Ecole Coloniale (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Le Jardin du Luxembourg (about 180 meters away); Cécile DeWitt-Morette (1922-2017) (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Plaque à la Mémoire de Lieutenant Martinet (Musée de la Résistance en ligne).
Excerpt (in translation): With the approach of the liberation, and after the tragedy of Neuville-les-Bois, the Drouaise resistance prudently chose to wait for the allied troops: the F.F.I. Captain Farjon and Lieutenant Martinet entered Dreux on August 16. The city is liberated. Gathered in Chartres within the Valin Column, future 1st Battalion of Eure-et-Loir, the FFI went up to Paris and entered(Submitted on July 17, 2023.)through the Porte d'Orléans alongside the 2nd Armored Division. On the morning of August 25, Colonel Fabien received the order to seize the Luxembourg Palace. 600 Germans, heavily armed, are entrenched there and determined to hold the position. Fabien, in addition to two platoons of Captain de Boissieu, has 300 fighters and among them, the resistance fighters from Eure-et-Loir. The attack is launched. Heavy gunfire halts the advance. It is eleven o'clock, Farjon and Martinet, with about ten men, undertake a reconnaissance on the boulevard Saint-Michel. There, at n°64, Jules collapses, hit in the head. Roland Farjon, deeply shocked, ordered the withdrawal then entrusted the command of the Martinet group to André Hamelin. The defenders of the Senate capitulate at the end of the day. The death of Jules Martinet is recorded at the aid station of the School of Medicine.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 20232. Lieutenant Martinet Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on July 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 320 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
