Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Georges Lamarque

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024

1. Georges Lamarque Marker

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Georges Lamarque
Heros de la Resistance
Chef
aux Compagnons de France
Chef
du Reseau Druides Alliance
Mort Pour la France
le 3 septembre 1944
à l’age de 30 ans
avec Louis de Clerq
et Clément Defer

(English translation:)
George Lamarque - Hero of the Resistance, Chief of the Compagnons de France (“Companions of France” - a Vichy youth group), Chief of the Reseau Druides Alliance (“Druids Alliance Network” - an intelligence gathering group). Died for France on September 3, 1944 at the age of 30, with Louis de Clerq and Clément Defer.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 48° 50.076′ N, 2° 19.86′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. Memorial can be reached from Place Denfert-Rochereau. The memorial is in Square Georges Lemarque, near the east end. It isn’t that easy to see from a distance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Pl Denfert-Rochereau, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, France. Touch for directions.

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walking distance of this marker. Square Claude Nicolas Ledoux 1894 (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Jacques Antoine 1896 (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Georges Lamarque (1904) (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Le Lion de Belfort/ The Lion of Belfort (about 90 meters away); Catacombes (about 120 meters away); Square de l’Abbé Migne (1880) (about 150 meters away); Gare de Denfert-Rochereau / Denfert-Rochereau Station (about 240 meters away); Charles Couyba (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Georges Lamarque (Wikipedia, in French).

Overview: Georges Lamarque, born November 1, 1914 in Albertville (Savoie) and shot on September 8, 1944 in Luze (Haute-Saône), was a French resistance fighter. Member of the Alliance intelligence network, he was posthumously declared Compagnon de la Libération (“Companion of the Liberation”) by decree of August 7, 1945, Knight of the Legion of Honor, holder of the War Cross 1939-1945 and the Resistance Medal.

The end: During the Liberation of France, Lamarque followed Fourcade to Paris, then towards the East, where their CP was transferred; he settled in the Nancy region to continue intelligence gathering, and remained there with two comrades (Louis de Clercq, his chief of staff, and Clément
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024

2. Georges Lamarque Memorial- wide view
Defer, his radio operator) behind enemy lines to inform the Allies by radio. On September 8, 1944, their broadcasts were spotted in the village of Luze; to avoid reprisals against the villagers, they allowed themselves to be arrested voluntarily instead of fleeing and were shot the same evening in a neighboring field. Georges Lamarque was buried in the Luze cemetery and his body was later transferred to the Bassens cemetery (Savoie).

(Submitted on May 11, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 47 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.