Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Patrice de Bellaigue
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 2024
1. Patrice de Bellaigue Marker
Patrice de Bellaigue
Organisateur de la Resistance
du 8eme Arrondissement
Mort pour la France
1911 - 1944
In this house lived Patrice de Bellaigue (1911-1944), organizer of the Resistance of the 8th Arondissement.
Mort pour la France (“Died for France”)
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 48° 52.441′ N, 2° 18.157′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quartier du Faubourg-du-Roule. Memorial is on Rue Lamennais, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 Rue Lamennais, Paris, Île-de-France 75008, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Judith Gautier (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Raimu (about 120 meters away); Siégé de le Gouvernement de Catalogne en Exil / Seat of the Catalonian Government in Exile (about 180 meters away); Honoré de Balzac (about 180 meters away);
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Also see . . . Plaque en hommage à Patrice de Bellaigue (Musée de la Résistance en ligne, in French).
On his resistance activities (in translation): …In 1942-1943, he actively contributed to the escape of intelligence officers in the service of the Allies via Spain and Switzerland. He established a false papers service to help those resisting the STO and organized the Resistance in his district.(Submitted on April 9, 2024.)
Appointed head of the OCM of the 8th arrondissement by Jacques Piette, national military leader of the OCM, he was promoted on June 3, 1944 to chief of staff of the FFI of the same district. After June 6, 1944, he participated in several sabotages of enemy convoys. In July 1944, he personally ensured the transfer to Paris of weapons parachuted in the Loiret.
Despite serious health problems, he took part in the fight for the liberation of Paris, notably at La Concorde and La Madeleine. On August 25, 1944, he was named commander of the FFI of the 8th. He also became vice-president of theliberation committee of the 8th arrondissement.Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 25, 20242. Patrice de Bellaigue Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here between the green window shutters to the left of the building entrance.
Patrice de Bellaigue died at his home on December 6, 1944. On September 4, 1945, he was awarded the distinction of "Mort pour la France", the medical advisory commission having considered that the illness that caused Patrice de Bellaigue's death was contracted in service.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 39 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
