Invalides in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Pierre Brossolette
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
1. Pierre Brossolette Marker
Héros de la Résistance
a habité cette maison
de 1932 à 1944
Pierre Brossolette, Hero of the Résistance, lived in this building from 1932 to 1944.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 22, 1944.
Location. 48° 51.463′ N, 2° 18.998′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Invalides. Marker is on Rue de Grenelle, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 123 Rue de Grenelle, Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le Maréchal Foch (a few steps from this marker); Hôtel du Châtelet (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar Faure (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel national des Invalides (about 150 meters away); Michel de Bretagne (about 210 meters away); Robert Esnault-Pelterie (about 210 meters away); Hôtel de Clermont
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Also see . . . Pierre Brossolette (Wikipedia).
Overview: Pierre Brossolette (25 June 1903 – 22 March 1944) was a French journalist, left-wing politician and major hero of the French Resistance in World War II. He ran an intelligence hub of Parisian resistance at the Rue de la Pompe, before serving as a liaison officer in London, where he also was a radio anchor for the BBC. Arrested in Brittany as he was trying to reach the UK on a mission back from France alongside Émile Bollaert, Brossolette was taken into custody by the Sicherheitsdienst. He committed suicide by jumping out of a window at their headquarters on 84 Avenue Foch in Paris as he feared he would reveal the lengths of French Resistance networks under torture; he died of his wounds at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital later that day. In 2015, his ashes were transferred to the Panthéon with national honours at the request of President François Hollande, alongside politician Jean Zay and fellow Resistance members Germaine Tillion and Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz.(Submitted on August 4, 2023.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
2. Pierre Brossolette Marker - wide view
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, June 25, 2023
3. Pierre Brossolette Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on August 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 42 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 4, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
