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

Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2024

1. Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici
un Français
est tombé pendant
les glorieuses journees
de la liberation pour
que revive la France

Août 1944

(English translation:)
Here
a Frenchman
fell during
the glorious days
of liberation so that
France could live again

August 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 month for this entry is August 1944.

Location. 48° 50.757′ N, 2° 22.327′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quinze-Vingts. It is at the intersection of Rue de Lyon and Boulevard Diderot, on the right when traveling south on Rue de Lyon. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1 Rue de Lyon, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Commissaire Silvestri (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean Jemini (within shouting distance of this marker); Aux Travailleurs Chinois pendant la Première Guerre Mondial / Chinese Workers WWI Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Guy Tessier (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Réseau AGIR / Network for ACTION Memorial (about 120 meters away); La Tour de l’horloge / The Clock Tower (about 150 meters away); A la mémoire des otages communistes fusillés / Executed Communist Hostages Memorial (about 180 meters away); Unknown Frenchmen Liberation Memorial (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Liberation of Paris (Wikipedia).

The liberation of Paris (French: libération de Paris) was a battle that took place during World War II from 19 August 1944 until the German garrison surrendered the French capital on 25 August 1944...

(Submitted on October 15, 2024.)

Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 9, 2024

2. Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial - wide view

Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 11, 2024

3. Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 119 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.