Petit-Montrouge in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
1. Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy Marker
dans le souterrain de ce pavillon
le Colonel Rol chef des F.F.I. de l'Ile de France
installa son etat-major
de ce p.c. ont ete donnes
les ordres d'operations de
l'insurrection parisienne victorieuse
(19 au 25 aout) decidee par le
Comite Parisian de la Liberation
et le Conseil National de la Resistance
Topics and series. This historical marker 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 19, 1944.
Location. 48° 50.037′ N, 2° 19.906′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Petit-Montrouge. It is on Avenue du Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near
this page online
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: Le Lion de Belfort/ The Lion of Belfort (within shouting distance of this marker); Autour des Catacombes / The Catacombs Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); Catacombes (within shouting distance of this marker); Square de l’Abbé Migne (1880) (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Claude Nicolas Ledoux 1894 (within shouting distance of this marker); Square Jacques Antoine 1896 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Georges Lamarque (about 90 meters away); Gare de Denfert-Rochereau / Denfert-Rochereau Station (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.
More about this marker.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 27, 2024
2. Colonel Henri Rol-Tanguy Marker - wide view
Also see . . .
1. … The Liberation of Paris from Colonel Rol-Tanguy’s Command Post (Musée Liberation). Excerpt:
Starting in 1935, public authorities began to fear toxic bombardments of the capital. They prepared the installation of passive defense shelters. Under the current Museum and the West Pavilion on Place Denfert-Rochereau, a shelter was built to protect the public services of the Paris administration and ensure their operation in case of attack.(Submitted on December 31, 2024.)
It was never used for this purpose, but the shelter became a nerve center for the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. From August 20-28, 1944, Henri Tanguy, alias Colonel Rol, who was head of the FFI in the Paris area, installed his headquarters there. From this command post, operational orders were given for the Paris insurrection.
2. Henri Rol-Tanguy (Wikipedia). Excerpt:
Henri Rol-Tanguy (12 June 1908 – 8 September 2002) was a French communist and leader in the Resistance against Nazi Germany in World War II. At his death The New York Times called him "one of France's most decorated Resistance heroes".(Submitted on December 31, 2024.)
In June 1944, Tanguy took command of the French Forces of the Interior in the Île-de-France. When Allied armies approached Paris, these forces took part in the liberation of Paris. Tanguy said, "Paris is worth 200,000 dead, so long as the city frees itself before the Free French armies arrive"
After five days of fighting, German General Dietrich von Choltitz notified Colonel Rol that he was ready to negotiate. Alongside Free French general Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Tanguy accepted and signed the act of surrender on 25 August 1944. Like many resistance members, Tanguy later added his wartime pseudonym to his official name and became Rol-Tanguy.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
