Maison-Blanche in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Georges Piron (1888 - 1943)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 17, 2024
1. Georges Piron Marker
Résistant dès l'été 1940, il crée avec Henri d'ASTIER de la VIGERIE la chaine franco-belge dont est issu le réseau Orion 1940-1945
Il est intégré en mai 1941 au réseau Saint-Jacques arrêté, condamné à mort décapité à la hache à Cologne le 15 octobre 1943
Presided over the Belgian veterans 1914-1918 at this location.
A member of the Resistance since the summer of 1940, with Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie he created the “Franco-Belgian network” from which the Orion network 1940-1945 emerged.
He was integrated into the Saint-Jacques network in May 1941, arrested, sentenced to death, and then decapitated with an axe in Cologne, Germany, on October 15, 1943.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is October 15, 1943.
Location. 48° 49.533′ N, 2° 20.713′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Maison-Blanche. It is at the intersection
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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: Camille Claudel (approx. half a kilometer away); Remý Dumoncel (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Jean Rouch (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Pierre and Marie Curie (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Charles Le Goffic (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Vladimir Ilitch Lénine / Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); L’École Poétique de Lunain (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Roger Bauduin de Belleval (approx. 1.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Georges Piron de la Varenne (Wikipedia). Overview:
Georges Antoine Marie Piron de la Varenne (6 January 1888 - 15 October 1943) was a Belgian volunteer in the French Army in World War I (WWI), a member of the Saint-Jacques network and founder member of la chaine Franco-Belge with Henri d'Astier de la Vigerie which became the Orion network of the French resistance during World War II. He was betrayed, captured by the Gestapo and executed in Köln.(Submitted on September 21, 2024.)
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 17, 2024
2. Georges Piron (1888 - 1943) Marker - wide view
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 17, 2024
3. Georges Piron (1888 - 1943) Marker - wider view
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
