Béziers in Hérault, Occitania, France — Western Europe

Gare du Beziers

1942 – 1945

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 20, 2012

1. [Gare du Beziers] Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

D’ici plus de 3000 ressortissants de notre department ont été contraints de partir pour le travail force en Allemagne En souvenir des deportes du travail morts en exil Victimes du Nazisme L’association des D.T. de Béziers 23 mars 1947

English translation:
1942 - 1945
From here more than 3000 citizens of our department were forced to leave for forced labor in Germany. In memory of the deported workers who died in exile
Victims of Nazism
The Association of the D.T of Béziers
March 23, 1947

Erected 1947 by L’association des D.T. de Béziers.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is March 23, 1947.

Location. 43° 20.176′ N, 3° 13.139′ E. Marker is in Béziers, Occitanie (Occitania), in Hérault. It is on Boulevard de Verdun. This marker is located on the Beziers Railroad Station. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Béziers, Occitanie 34500, 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 markers are within walking distance of this marker: Ici Naquit Beziers (approx. half a kilometer away); Pierre Paul Riquet

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(approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Hôtel de Ville (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); La Chapelle des Recollets (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Pepezuc (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Béziers Se Souvient (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Beziers Citizens Murdered (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); Les Halles (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Béziers.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 20, 2012

2. Gare du Beziers Marker

Gare du Beziers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 20, 2012

3. Gare du Beziers

Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 469 times since then and 5 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.