Quinze-Vingts in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
A la mémoire des otages communistes fusillés
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Executed Communist Hostages Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
1. A la mémoire des otages communistes fusillés / Executed Communist Hostages Memorial Marker
des otages communistes fusillés
par les nazis qui habitaient
rue Traversière.
Au n°24, Raymond Ballet
fusillé le 21 septembre 1942
au Mont-Valérien
Au n°58, Octave Lamand,
fusillé le 15 décembre 1941
à Caen
et Hermann Schipke
fusillé le 15 décembre 1941
au Mont-Valérien
In memory of the communist hostages shot by the Nazis who lived on rue Traversière.
At No. 24, Raymond Ballet, shot on September 21, 1942, at Mont-Valérien
At No. 58, Octave Lamand, shot on December 15, 1941, at Caen
and Hermann Schipke, shot on December 15, 1941, at Mont-Valérien
Erected 2018 by Ville de Paris.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is December 15, 1941.
Location. 48° 50.845′ N, 2° 22.375′ E. Memorial is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Quinze-Vingts. It is on Rue Traversière, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 35 Rue Traversière, Paris, Île-de-France 75012, France. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in the North
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Unknown Frenchmen Liberation Memorial (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Commissaire Silvestri (about 120 meters away); Jean Jemini (about 120 meters away); Coulée Verte René-Dumont 1987-2000 (about 150 meters away); Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial (about 150 meters away); a different marker also named Unknown Frenchman Liberation Memorial (about 180 meters away); Aux Travailleurs Chinois pendant la Première Guerre Mondial / Chinese Workers WWI Monument (about 240 meters away); Guy Tessier (about 240 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
Also see . . . Hommage aux otages… (Mairie 12 Paris, in French). Full title: Hommage aux otages communistes fusillés par les nazis : inauguration d'une plaque le 15 décembre. Press release from the
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 10, 2024
2. Executed Communist Hostages Memorial - wide view
The plaque is visible here on the building on the right, a bit more than 3 meters off the ground.
Raymond Ballet… He was arrested on March 10, 1942 by the French police and handed over to the Germans who put him in the Cherche-Midi prison and transferred him in August 1942 to the Romainville camp. He was designated as a hostage with 45 other Resistance fighters in retaliation for the attacks against the German army in September 1942.(Submitted on December 21, 2024.)
Octave Lamand…Born on December 10, 1908 in Lille, shot as a hostage on December 15, 1941 in Caen. He was a communist activist and carpenter in Boulogne-Billancourt where he distributed leaflets. Arrested on July 15, 1941 at 58 rue Traversière, he was sentenced on August 27, 1941 at the first session of the Special Section of Paris to 15 years of forced labor. He was transferred to the Caen Central Prison to serve his sentence. He was one of the 95 hostages from the northern zone shot on December 15, 1941 in retaliation for the actions against the German army in October and November in Paris.
Hermann Schipke…Born on June 30, 1921 in Darmstadt, Germany, shot as a hostage on December 15, 1941 at Mont Valérien. He lived with his Jewish family of Polish nationality at 58 rue Traversière. A communist activist, he was arrested in the act while sticking posters on a wall on rue de Lyon (12th arrondissement) on October 4, 1940. He was sentenced to 6 weeks in prison for communist propaganda. At the end of his sentence, he was transferred to the Drancy camp. He was one of the 95 hostages shot at Mont Valérien on December 15, 1941. His father and mother, who also lived on rue Traversière, were arrested during the "Vel d'Hiv" roundups in July 1942. They died in deportation.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
