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

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici demeurait
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

(English translation:)
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. Marker 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.

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); Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Flossenbürg Concentration Camp Memorial (approx. 1.3 kilometers

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away); Mauthausen Concentration Camp Memorial (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Neuengamme Concentration Camp Memorial (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Ravensbruck Concentration Camp Memorial (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Sachsenhausen-Oranienburg Concentration Camp Memorial (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Maurice Audin (approx. 1.3 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.)

Maurice Gardette Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2024

2. Maurice Gardette Marker - wide view

Maurice Gardette Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

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 43 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.