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

Guy Tessier

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2024

1. Guy Tessier Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A la memoire de
Guy Tessier
age de 25 ans
assassine
par les allemands
18 aout 1944

(In memory of Guy Tessier, age 25, who was assassinated by the Germans on August 18, 1944.)

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 date for this entry is August 18, 1944.

Location. 48° 50.76′ N, 2° 22.229′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quinze-Vingts. It is on Rue de Bercy, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 217 Rue de Bercy, 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 of this marker: Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial (about 120 meters

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away, measured in a direct line); Réseau AGIR / Network for ACTION Memorial (about 150 meters away); Commissaire Silvestri (about 150 meters away); Jean Jemini (about 150 meters away); Aux Travailleurs Chinois pendant la Première Guerre Mondial / Chinese Workers WWI Monument (about 150 meters away); Unknown Frenchmen Liberation Memorial (about 180 meters away); Marco Lazard (about 210 meters away); La Tour de l’horloge / The Clock Tower (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Plaque à la Mémoire du Commerçant Guy Tessier (Musée de la Résistance en ligne, in French).

Excerpt (in translation): On Thursday, August 18, in the Gare de Lyon district, a few moments after the attack on the assistant cook, the first patrols crisscrossed the streets. Guy Tessier, 25, lowered the shutter of his father's leather goods shop at 219, rue de Bercy; he was shot dead by a burst of machine gun fire.

(Submitted on September 9, 2024.)

Guy Tessier Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2024

2. Guy Tessier Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here just to the left of the blue door.

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 124 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.