Sevran in Seine-Saint-Denis, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Lucien Sampaix

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2024

1. Lucien Sampaix Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Sans paix et sans reproche!

Lucien SAMPAIX
1899-1941

Lucien Sampaix est un journaliste communiste français, né à Sedan le 13 mai 1899. Il est pris en otage puis fusillé par les nazis durant l'Occupation, à Caen, le 15 décembre 1941.

(English translation:)
Without peace and without reproach!

Lucien SAMPAIX
1899-1941

Lucien Sampaix was a French communist journalist, born in Sedan on May 13, 1899. He was taken hostage and then shot by the Nazis during the Occupation, in Caen, on December 15, 1941.

Erected by Ville de Sevran.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1941.

Location. 48° 56.238′ N, 2° 31.784′ E. Marker is in Sevran, Île-de-France, in Seine-Saint-Denis. It is at the intersection of Place Gaston Bussière and Rue Lucien Sampaix, on the right when traveling east on Place Gaston Bussière. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Place Gaston Bussière, Sevran, Île-de-France 93270, 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: Gaston Bussière (within shouting distance of this marker); Roger le Maner (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Auguste Crétier (about 180 meters away); a different marker also named Auguste Crétier (about 180 meters away); Résistance à Sevran / Resistance in Sevran (about 180 meters away); Louis Blesy (about 180 meters away); Alfred Victor Levy (about 180 meters away); Sevran Municipal Memorial (about 210 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevran.

Also see . . . Lucien Sampaix (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

… Struck by the events of February 6, 1934, he denounced the activity of the fascists and the influence enjoyed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in certain circles in France. Two years later, in 1936, he was appointed secretary general of L'Humanité. In July 1939, he denounced in a series of articles the influence of German ambassador Otto Abetz in the French press, which led to a trial on July 28, 1939, and concluded with his acquittal.

After the ban on L'Humanité on August 26, 1939, Lucien Sampaix participated in the clandestine re-publication of the communist daily, which led to his arrest by the French police in the December of the same year. After having undergone multiple transfers, he managed to escape on December 25, 1940, and resumed contact with the clandestine editors
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, November 3, 2024

2. Lucien Sampaix Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here mounted to a pole, in the center of the picture, above the hood of the car.
of L'Humanité, but was once again arrested next year in March 1941.

After communist soldier Pierre Georges kills a German officer at the Barbès-Rochechouart metro station, the Germans demanded retaliation from the Vichy government for his act. The Pétainist regime created special tribunals against communist and anarchist activities which condemned three communists to death, among them Lucien Sampaix. Sampaix was handed over to the German forces and killed on December 15, 1941.

(Submitted on November 17, 2024.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.