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Quinze-Vingts in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
 

Marcel Schmitt

 
 
Marcel Schmitt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2024
1. Marcel Schmitt Marker
Inscription.  
Ici est tombé
Marcel Schmitt
pendant les glorieuses
journées de la Libération
pour que revive la France
août 1944

(Here fell Marcel Schmitt during the glorious days of liberation so that France could live again. August 1944.)
 
Erected 2005.
 
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Liberation of Paris series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1944.
 
Location. 48° 50.499′ N, 2° 22.4′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quinze-Vingts. It is on Quai de la Rapée, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 38 Quai de la Rapée, Paris, Île-de-France 75012, 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: La Tour de l’horloge / The Clock Tower (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Réseau AGIR / Network for ACTION Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Aux Travailleurs Chinois pendant la Première Guerre Mondial / Chinese Workers WWI Monument (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Jean Jemini (approx. half a kilometer away); Commissaire Silvestri (approx. half a kilometer away); Guy Tessier (approx. half a kilometer away); Ecole Élementaire Diderot Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
 
Marcel Schmitt Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2024
2. Marcel Schmitt Marker - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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