19th Arrondissement in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Fernand Mazoyer

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2024

1. Fernand Mazoyer Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici
a été fusillé
par les allemand
le 20 août 1944
Fernand Mazoyer
Gardien de la Paix

(Here was shot by the Germans on August 20, 1944, Fernand Mazoyer, policeman.)

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 20, 1944.

Location. 48° 53.976′ N, 2° 23.244′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in 19th Arrondissement. It is on Avenue de la Porte de la Villette north of Boulevard Macdonald, on the right when traveling south. The memorial is mounted to the wall of the underpass on Avenue de la Porte de Villette. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75019, 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: Suzanne Masson (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Maurice Korzec (approx. 0.7 kilometers away); École Élémentaire Barbanègre Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Serge Grivillers (approx. one kilometer away); Regis Pallut (approx. one kilometer away); École Rue Jomard Deported Jewish Students Memorial (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Square Serge Reggiani (1929) (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Helno (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Plaque à la mémoire de Fernand Mazoyer (Musée de la résistance en ligne, in French). Excerpt (in translation):

On August 20, 1944, while carrying out a reconnaissance mission in Auberviliers, he was stopped by a German patrol near the Porte de la Villette. Found carrying a weapon, he was shot on the spot.

(Submitted on November 5, 2024.)

Fernand Mazoyer Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 1, 2024

2. Fernand Mazoyer Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 100 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.