Chaussée-d'Antin in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Pierre Dejean
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
1. Pierre Dejean Marker
le 2 septembre 1943
au siege de l'association
de scoutisme laique
des eclaireurs de France
interdite par l'occupant nazi
l'arrestation par la gestapo
de son responsable
Pierre Dejean
Ne en 1912
Resistant
Sous lieutenant
des forces françaises combattantes
Reseau Mithridate
Deporte et mort a Mauthausen
le 18 août 1944
(English translation:)
Here at this location on September 2, 1943 at the headquarters of Secular Scouting Association of France, which was banned by the Nazi occupiers, occurred the arrest by the Gestapo of its leader, Pierre Dejean. Born in 1912, Dejean was a member of the French Resistance, a Second Lieutenant of French fighting forces Mithridates Network. He was deported and died in Mauthausen, August 18, 1944.
Erected 1999.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 2, 1943.
Location. 48° 52.549′ N, 2° 19.931′ E. Marker is in Paris
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Le General Foy: Maximilien Sébastien Foy (within shouting distance of this marker); Honoré D’Estienne d’Orves (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); François-Joseph Talma (about 210 meters away); E.M.P.U. Rue Blanche Deported Jewish Student Memorial (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Hôtels des Mlle. Mars et Mlle. Duchesnois (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gustave Moreau (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); La Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers / The Fire Brigade (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); René Joseph Limon (approx. 0.4 kilometers away in Île-de-france). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Pierre Déjean, commissaire national… (Association pour l'Histoire du Scoutisme Laïque). French language biography of Dejean. (Submitted on January 20, 2024.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
2. Pierre Dejean Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here about 5 meters off the ground, between the two balconies.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
