Saint-Lambert in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Georges Bruyere

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 28, 2024

1. Georges Bruyere Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici
est ne et a vecu
Georges Bruyere
1893-1923
Membre fondateur
de l'Association Republicaine
des Anciens Combattants

(English translation:)
Georges Bruyere (1893-1923), founding member of the Association Republicaine des Anciens Combattants (“ARAC”), was born here and lived here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Military.

Location. 48° 50.175′ N, 2° 17.851′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Lambert. It is on Rue Olivier de Serres, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Rue Olivier de Serres, 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 was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking

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distance of this marker: Walter Benjamin (within shouting distance of this marker); Rue Olivier de Serres Deported Jewish Students Memorial (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Roger Rigaudie (about 150 meters away); Germain Bedeau (about 240 meters away); Alphonse Osbert (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Paul Budant (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Louis-Victor Cazalot (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); La Ruche (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . .
1. Association républicaine des anciens combattants (Wikipedia, in French).

Excerpt (in translation): The Republican Association of Veterans (ARAC) is an association of veterans, close to the French Communist Party, created in 1917…during the First World War, by Raymond Lefebvre, Henri Barbusse (its first president) and relatives (including Georges Bruyère, Paul Vaillant-Couturier), veterans of the First World War and often SFIO and SFIC activists.

They set four main objectives: obtain, then defend and extend the rights to compensation of veterans and war victims; bring together men and women in action against
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 28, 2024

2. Georges Bruyere Marker - wide view
war, for peace and solidarity between peoples; cultivate the memory of history in a spirit of truth; promote the republican ideals of liberty, equality and fraternity and fight against colonialism and fascism.

(Submitted on May 16, 2024.)

2. Bruyere, George (Le Maitron, in French).

Overview (in translation): Born in 1893, died January 2, 1923; pipe fitter, trade unionist (CGT then CGTU); socialist activist then communist; co-founder of the ARAC with Henri Barbusse, Raymond Lefebvre and Paul Vaillant-Couturier.

(Submitted on May 16, 2024.)

3. ARAC (United States Central Intelligence Agency). 3-page memo by the CIA, created in 1947 or slightly earlier and declassified in 1999, providing an overview of ARAC. (Submitted on May 16, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 16, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.