Tour Eiffel - Parc du Champ-de-Mars in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Le Drapeau Tricolore

[The French Flag]

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 1, 2012

1. Le Drapeau Tricolore Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici, le 25 Août 1944 Aux ordertaine du Capitaine Sarniguet, les sergents Henri Duriauz, Pierre Noël, le caporal Charles Rouard, les sapeurs Marcel Conversy, André Taillefer, du Regiment de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris ont hissé le drapeau tricolore dans la capitale encore occupée.

English translation:
Here, on August 25, 1944, ordered by Captain Sarniguet, sergeants Duriauz Henri and Pierre Noël, Corporal Charles Rouard and firefighters Conversy Marcel and André Taillefer of the Paris Regiment of Firefighters hoisted the tricolor in the still occupied capital.

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 year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 48° 51.492′ N, 2° 17.677′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Tour Eiffel - Parc du Champ-de-Mars. Marker can be reached from Avenue Anatole France. This marker is located on the west corner of the third level observation deck of the Eiffel Tower. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75007, France. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bureau de Gustave Eiffel (here, next to this marker); La Premiere Liaison Radioelectrique (here, next to this marker); Paul Morand (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); Marie Louise Monnet, Germaine and Madeleine Tambour Memorial (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Châteaubriand (approx. half a kilometer away); Promenade d’Australie (1941) (approx. half a kilometer away); Dr. Suzanne Noël (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Bir Hakeim Memorial (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 1, 2012

2. Le Drapeau Tricolore Marker

The third level of the Eiffel Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, October 1, 2012

3. The third level of the Eiffel Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 468 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.