Sentier in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Press Messengers Memorial
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2024
1. Press Messengers Memorial
Le personnel des messageries de presse, en accord avec la Fédération Nationale de la Presse Clandestine, dans un élan patriotique, a chassé d'ici l'occupant nazi et les collaborateurs, a nommé sa direction et organisé en pleine insurrection la diffusion des journaux libres.
Honneur aux ouvriers résistants des messageries morts pour la france.
August 21, 1944
The staff of the press messengers, in agreement with the National Federation of the Clandestine Press, in a patriotic impulse, chased the Nazi occupiers and collaborators from here, appointed their own management and organized the distribution of free newspapers in the midst of an insurrection.
Honor to the resistant workers of the messengers who died for France.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Communications • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Liberation of Paris series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1944.
Location. 48° 52.092′ N, 2° 20.586′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Sentier. It is at
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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: J'accuse..! (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); La Presse / The Press (about 90 meters away); Assassination of Jean Jaurès (about 120 meters away); François/Franz Liszt (about 180 meters away); La rue du Croissant (about 180 meters away); W.A. Mozart (about 180 meters away); Death of Jean Baptiste le Moyne de Bienville (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Rue Vivienne Deported Jewish Children Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2024
2. Press Messengers Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 12, 2024, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
