Saint-Denis in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Paul Ferard
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 2024
1. Paul Ferard Marker
FERARD Paul
Fusillé par l'ennemi
1906-1944
Here lived Paul Ferard (1906-1944) - shot by the enemy.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is January 15, 1944.
Location. 48° 56.313′ N, 2° 21.1′ E. Memorial is in Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, in Seine-Saint-Denis. It is on Boulevard Carnot, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 26 Boulevard Carnot, Saint-Denis, Île-de-France 93200, 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: Le théâtre Gérard Philipe (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); L’église Neuve / The New Church (about 210 meters away); Sétif, Guelma and Kherrata Massacres Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Massacre du 17 octobre 1961 / Paris massacre of 1961 Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); a different marker also named Massacre du 17 octobre 1961 / Paris massacre of 1961 Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); La Mairie / City Hall
this page online
Also see . . . FÉRARD Paul, André (Le Maitron, in French). Suggested citation for this is: https://maitron.fr/spip.php?article76146, notice FÉRARD Paul, André par Jean-Pierre Besse, Michel Thébault, version mise en ligne le 31 janvier 2010, dernière modification le 15 juin 2022.
Excerpt (in translation): …In 1943 he lived in Saint-Denis and worked in the metallurgy industry, employed at the Chantiers Franco-Belges in Villeneuve-la-Garenne (Hauts-de-Seine). He was an activist in the CGT union of metallurgical workers in the Paris region. On the family level, he was in the process of divorcing his first wife and was living together with Jeanne Didier who lived in Saint-Denis (Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis) and with whom he had two sons whom he recognized. He was sent in the fall of 1943, under the pseudonym Claude, to take charge of the Communist Party in Deux-Sèvres. He was arrested by the regional security police services on November 14, 1943 for “activities in favor of the enemy and possession of weapons”.(Submitted on April 19, 2024.)Imprisoned in the Poitiers detention center on charges of "communist activities", he was sentenced to death by the German military tribunal of Poitiers (FK 677) on January 7, 1944 and shot in Biard on January 15, 1944. He was initially buried in the Ligugé cemetery (Vienne). His body was transferred after the war to the municipal cemetery of Saint-Denis…Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 17, 20242. Paul Ferard Marker - wide viewThe marker is visible here just to the left of the doorway.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 18, 2024
3. Paul Ferard’s grave
Ferard is buried in the cimetière municipal along with 23 other resistance member in the “Circle of the Executed”, about 800 meters to the east of the marker site. Here his grave is depicted with a memorial plaque from the city of Saint-Denis.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 148 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
