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

Jean-Roger Debrais

 
 
Jean-Roger Debrais Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
1. Jean-Roger Debrais Marker
Inscription.  
Ici est tombé
en service commandé
Jean-Roger Debrais
lieutenant F.T.P.F.
sous les balles
des policiers français
de la brigade speciale
au service de l'ennemi
le 14 décembre 1943
à l'âge de 20 ans

(English translation:)
Here in service was felled at the age of 20 on December 14, 1943 Jean-Roger Debrais, lieutenant in the Francs-tireurs et partisans français, by the bullets of the French police of the special brigade, who were in the service of the enemy.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 14, 1943.
 
Location. 48° 52.367′ N, 2° 19.328′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Madeleine. It is on Rue d'Anjou, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 35 Rue d'Anjou, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, 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
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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: Alphonse Maury (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Louis XVI (1865) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Marcel Proust (about 210 meters away); Raoul Nordling and Jean Laurent (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Andre Chantemesse (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Le Général La Fayette / General Lafayette (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jean-Baptiste Lully (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Orville J. Cunningham (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
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Also see . . .  DEBRAIS Jean, Roger (Le Maitron).
Overview (in translation): Born July 25, 1923 in Clichy-la-Garenne (Seine, Hauts-de-Seine), died December 14, 1943 in Paris (17th arrondissement); photoengraver; resistance fighter of the FTP, one of the longest-serving actors in the communist armed struggle in Paris.
(Submitted on January 20, 2024.) 
 
Jean-Roger Debrais Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
2. Jean-Roger Debrais Marker - wide view
Jean-Roger Debrais Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
3. Jean-Roger Debrais Marker - wider view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 284 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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