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

Geo Andre

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024

1. Geo Andre Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici habitait
Geo Andre
Heros des Combats
liberateurs
Mort pour la France
Tue a la tete de
sa compagnie
devant Tunis en mai 1943

(English translation:)
Here lived Geo Andre - combat hero and liberator, died for France - killed at the head of his company in front of Tunis in May, 1943.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1943.

Location. 48° 49.629′ N, 2° 19.72′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. It is on Rue Marguerin south of Rue d’Alésia, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 9 Rue Marguerin, Paris, Île-de-France 75014, 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 distance

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of this marker: Louis Pergaud (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean Texcier (within shouting distance of this marker); L’École Poétique de Lunain (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean Rouch (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); France Clidat (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Vladimir Ilitch Lénine / Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Charles Le Goffic (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Maurice Taylor (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Géo André (Wikipedia).

Excerpt: Georges Yvan "Géo" André (13 August 1889 – 4 May 1943) was a French track and field athlete and rugby union player. As an athlete he competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics in various events, including long jump, high jump, 400 m sprint, 110 and 400 m hurdles, pentathlon and decathlon. He won a silver medal in the high jump in 1908 and a bronze in the 4 × 400 m relay in 1920, finishing fourth in the 400 m hurdles in 1920 and 1924 and fifth in the standing high jump in 1908. At the 1924 Olympics he took the Olympic Oath and served as the
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024

2. Geo Andre Marker - wide view
flag bearer for the French delegation.

André was wounded while serving as a fighter pilot in World War I. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sports journalist for several prominent French newspapers. During World War II he joined the infantry and was killed by German forces in 1943 in Tunis, aged 53. His son Jacques (1919–1988) competed as a hurdler at the 1948 Olympics.

(Submitted on May 20, 2024.)

Additional keywords. Olympics

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Agence Rol (courtesy Gallica Digital Library via Wikimedia Commons), August 28, 1920

3. Géo André

Credits. This page was last revised on May 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 175 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.