Picpus in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Aimé Berurier

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024

1. Aimé Berurier Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

A la mémoire de
Aimé Berurier
19^e Groupe Franc F.F.I.
mort pour la France
le 23 août 1944

(English translation:)
In memory of Aimé Berurier, 19th Franc Group French Forces of the Interior. Died for France on August 23, 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.

Location. 48° 50.874′ N, 2° 23.59′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Picpus. It is at the intersection of Boulevard Diderot and Rue de Picpus, on the left when traveling west on Boulevard Diderot. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 170 Boulevard Diderot, 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

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Collège Jean-Françoise Oeben Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. half a kilometer away); Manufacture de Glaces de Reuilly / Reuilly Mirror Factory (approx. half a kilometer away); Jardin Martha Desrumaux (2019) (approx. half a kilometer away); 46ème Regiment d’Infanterie Caserne / 46th Infantry Regiment Barracks (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); École Rue de Picpus Jewish Student Deportation Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); La Folie Titon (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Émeute du Réveillon / Reveillon Riot (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); La Premiere Montgolfiere / The First Hot Air Balloon Flight (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Plaque en hommage au FFI Aimé Berurier (Musée de la Résistance en ligne). Excerpt (in translation):

Born on April 28, 1893 in Bleury (Eure-et-Loir), residing at 35 rue Cavendish (Paris 19th), Aimé Désiré Berurier worked as a delivery driver. In 1944, he joined the FFI group in the 19th arrondissement, sub-sector North 2, under the orders of Captain Basuyaux. He was killed on
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024

2. Aimé Berurier Marker - wide view
Wednesday, August 23, 1944 around 4 p.m., while driving a truck requisitioned by the FFI from the Etablissements R Bacholle & Cie and was going to the Quai de la Gare to carry out a flour supply mission. The truck came under fire from a German column at the corner of rue Diderot and rue Picpus.

(Submitted on October 8, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 4 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 8, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.