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Bombardement de Paris

Bombing of Paris

 
 
Bombardement de Paris Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2024
1. Bombardement de Paris Marker
Inscription.  

Bombardement de Paris
1914-1918
On obus allemand este tombe sur la Maternite dans la salle Baudelocque
(20 victimes)
11 avril 1918

English translation
Bombing of Paris
1914-1918
A German shell fell on the Maternity Hospital in the Baudelocque Hall
(20 victims)
April 11, 1918
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public WorkWar, World I. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 1918.
 
Location. 48° 50.327′ N, 2° 20.358′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Montparnasse. It is at the intersection of Boulevard de Port-Royal, on the right when traveling east on Boulevard de Port-Royal. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 119 Bd de Port-Royal, 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 of this marker: Ancienne abbaye de Port-Royal (here, next to this marker); La Maternite Ecole d’Accouchement (a few steps from this marker); Marechal Ney (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Jardin des grands explorateurs
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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); L'Astronome Danois Olaus Römer (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Romain Rolland (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Lila Kedrova (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Henri Poincaré (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Also see . . .  Paris Gun. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 10, 2024.) 
 
Bombardement de la maternité de la Maison d'accouchement Baudelocque, le 11 avril 1918. image. Click for full size.
via Les Musées de la Ville de Paris, 1918
2. Bombardement de la maternité de la Maison d'accouchement Baudelocque, le 11 avril 1918.
Les Musées de la Ville de Paris website entry
Bombardement de Paris Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2024
3. Bombardement de Paris Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 10, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   3. submitted on August 10, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
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