Saint-Ambroise in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Maurice Gardette
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024
1. Maurice Gardette Marker
Maurice Gardette
Conseiller Municipal de Paris
Conseiller General de la Seine
Membre du Parti Communiste
Fusillé par les allemands
le 22 octobre 1941 à Chateaubriand
Here dwelt Maurice Gardette, a Municipal Councilor of Paris, General Councilor of the Seine, Member of the Communist Party. Shot by the Germans on October 22, 1941 in Chateaubriand.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 22, 1941.
Location. 48° 51.691′ N, 2° 22.93′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Ambroise. It is on Rue du Chemin Vert, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 113 Rue du Chemin Vert, Paris, Île-de-France 75011, 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Les Botanistes: rue du Chemin Vert (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Place Léon Blum (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Mémorial pour les chevaux réquisitionnés / Requisitioned Horses Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Oël Moché (approx. half a kilometer away); Cimetière du Père-Lachaise / Père-Lachaise Cemetery (1804) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Jean Verrier (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Square Jean Allemane (1962) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Plaque en hommage…(Musée de la Resistance en ligne). Full title: Plaque en hommage au syndicaliste communiste Maurice Gardette
Excerpt, in translation: … Designated as a hostage, he was one of the twenty-seven activists shot by the Germans on October 22, 1941. He is said to have written on a board in the cabin of those condemned to death: “I die courageous, full of revolutionary faith.”(Submitted on May 15, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024
2. Maurice Gardette Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024
3. Maurice Gardette Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
