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Georges Brassens in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

Huynh Khuong An

 
 
Huynh Khuong An Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 28, 2024
1. Huynh Khuong An Marker
Inscription.  
Ici a vécu
Huynh Khuong An dit Luisne
1912-1941
enseignant et résistant communiste
interné
au Camp Choisel à Châteaubriant
il fut fusillé
avec vingt-six autres otages
le 22 octobre 1941

(English translation:)
Here lived Huynh Phuong An (1912-1941) aka “Luisne”, teacher and communist resistance fighter. Interned at Camp Choisel in Châteaubriant, he was shot with twenty-six other hostages on October 22, 1941.
 
Erected 2014.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 22, 1941.
 
Location. 48° 49.676′ N, 2° 18.06′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Georges Brassens. It is on Avenue de la Porte Brancion, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Avenue de la Porte Brancion, Paris, Île-de-France 75015, 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
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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: Equine Industry World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Parc Georges-Brassens (1991) (approx. half a kilometer away); Emile Plaisant (approx. half a kilometer away); Les abattoirs / The Slaughterhouses (approx. half a kilometer away); Roger Corrouge (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Alfred Boucher (1850-1934) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); La Ruche (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Paul Budant (approx. 0.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .
1. 80th death anniversary of anti-fascists combatants held in Paris (Vietnam+).
Excerpt: Huynh Khuong An was born on April 7, 1912 in Saigon. He came to France at the age of 15 to pursue his studies. He completed a bachelor's degree programme in literature in Toulouse before earning his master's degree in Paris. In 1940, he got a job as an assistant professor at Lycee Carnot in Versailles.

During his studies, he engaged in many progressive activities and movements in France and joined
Huynh Khuong An Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 28, 2024
2. Huynh Khuong An Marker - wide view
the FCP. During the World War II, he worked in secret distributing leaflets for the FCP to call on people to join the resistance war against the Nazis.

A was arrested and sent to Camp Choisel to Chateaubriand in June, 1941 and was executed by the Nazis on October 22, 1941.

In Vietnam, two streets in Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau are named after him.
(Submitted on April 29, 2024.) 

2. Apposition d’une plaque commémorative (PCF - Section Paris 15ème, in French). Full title: Apposition d’une plaque commémorative en hommage à Huynh Khuong An au 6, avenue de la porte de Brancion, which can be translated as, “The Placing of a commemorative plaque in tribute to Huynh Khuong An at 6, Avenue de la Porte de Brancion”. (Submitted on April 29, 2024.) 

3. Camp Chateaubriant (APRA).
Excerpt: October 22 afternoon, the Camp of Choisel was encircled by the SS and all huts were visited. 27 men were designated and removed by two trucks which lead them to the career of La Sablière where they were shot by a firing squad of 80 men. The youngest hostages, Guy MOQUET (son of a communist deputy), was hardly 17 years old!
(Submitted on April 29, 2024.) 
 
Huynh Khuong An Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 28, 2024
3. Huynh Khuong An Marker - wider view
Huynh Khuong An artwork portrait image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 28, 2024
4. Huynh Khuong An artwork portrait
Mounted below the marker is a small portrait of Huynh Khuong An.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 132 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 29, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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