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

Jean de la Revers

 
 
Jean de la Revers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
1. Jean de la Revers Marker
Inscription.  
Ici est tombé le 25 aout 1944
le soldat REVERS Jean de la
Division Leclerc mort pour la
delivrance de Paris et de la
France

(English translation:)

Here on August 25, 1944, fell the soldier Jean de la Revers of the Leclerc Division for the deliverance of Paris and of France.

 
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° 50.63′ N, 2° 20.322′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Odéon. It is on Boulevard Saint-Michel, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 66 Boulevard Saint-Michel, 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 Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8
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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lieutenant Martinet (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Decouverte de la Quinine / The Discovery of Quinine (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Fabien (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Le Jardin du Luxembourg (about 150 meters away); L'Ecole Coloniale (about 180 meters away); Edouard Branly (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Le Jardin du Luxembourg (about 180 meters away); Esplanade Gaston-Monnerville (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Jean de la Revers Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
2. Jean de la Revers Marker
Jean de la Revers Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 26, 2023
3. Jean de la Revers Marker - wider 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 197 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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