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

Jean Kopitovitch

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 27, 2022

1. Jean Kopitovitch Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici est tombe
sous les balles allemandes
Jean Kopitovitch
Patriote Yougoslave
le 11 mars 1943

(English translation:)

Here on March 11, 1943, the Yugoslavian patriot Jean Kopitovitch was felled by German bullets.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 11, 1943.

Location. 48° 51.002′ N, 2° 20.405′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Odéon. It is at the intersection of Rue Racine and Rue Monsieur le Prince, on the right when traveling west on Rue Racine. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 20 Rue Racine, Paris, Île-de-France 75006, 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: Antonio de la Gandara

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Yves Brayer (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Emile Michelet (within shouting distance of this marker); André Ady (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Café Voltaire (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Charles Aznavour (about 90 meters away); Knut Hamsun (about 120 meters away); Paul Verlaine (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . .
1. KOPITOVIĆ Jovan francisé KOPITOVITCH Jean (Le Maitron, in French).

How he died (in translation): On March 11, 1943 at 8:03 a.m., a commando of three FTP-MOIs… attacked about thirty German soldiers who had come out of the Hôtel Trianon, 1 rue Vaugirard, by throwing a Mills hand grenade at them at rue Dupuytren. The Resistance fighters fled via rue Monsieur-le-Prince. It was 8:30 a.m. At that time Jovan Kopitović, who was on his way to work, found himself swept away in a crowd movement and fled down the same street. Slower than the resistants, he was hit in the stomach by the shots of the German soldiers. Unconscious, he was evacuated to the Cochin hospital…
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein

2. Jean Kopitovitch Marker - wide view
where he died on March 12, 1943 at 6:35 p.m.

(Submitted on August 17, 2023.)

2. Le mystère Kopitovitch : en passant par le Lorrain (Les Echos, Feb 4, 2019, in French). A book review - Les Échos summarizes (in translation): “ Columnist at the "Point", François-Guillaume Lorrain embarks on the footsteps of an obscure Yugoslav murdered rue Monsieur-le-Prince on March 11, 1943. A fascinating odyssey in memory, its truths and its lies.” (Submitted on August 17, 2023.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.