Bois de Boulogne massacre

The Bois de Boulogne massacre was an incident involving the killing of 35 young French Resistance fighters in the Bois de Boulogne on 16 August 1944 during the Second World War.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marmottan Monet museum and Skema Business School.

Marmottan Monet museum

Museum

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The Musée Marmottan Monet is an art museum in Paris, France, dedicated to artist Claude Monet. The collection features over three hundred Impressionist and post-Impressionist paintings by Monet, including his 1872 Impression, Sunrise. Marmottan Monet museum is situated 1½ km east of Bois de Boulogne massacre.

Skema Business School

University

Photo: SKEMA Business School, CC BY-SA 4.0.

SKEMA Business School is a French business school with campuses across Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. It was established in 2009 through the merger of Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Lille and CERAM Business School in Sophia Antipolis. Skema Business School is situated 1½ km west of Bois de Boulogne massacre.

Roseraie de Bagatelle

Garden

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Roseraie de Bagatelle is a garden, which is situated 620 metres north of Bois de Boulogne massacre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carrefour de Longchamp and Carrefour de Norvège.

Carrefour de Longchamp

Locality

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Carrefour de Longchamp is a locality.

Carrefour de Norvège

Locality

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Carrefour de Norvège is a locality.

Carrefour des Cascades

Locality

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Carrefour des Cascades is a locality.

Bois de Boulogne massacre

Type: Memorial
Also known as: “Fusillés de la cascade du bois de Boulogne”, “Memorial des Fusillés de la Cascade du Bois de Boulogne”, and “Monument aux fusillés”
Category: historic site
Location: Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude

48.86175° or 48° 51′ 42″ north

Longitude

2.2443° or 2° 14′ 40″ east

Open location code

8FW4V66V+MP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4484420031

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q3091182

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In Other Languages

From Czech to German—“Bois de Boulogne massacre” goes by many names.

Czech: “Zastřelení u vodopádu v Boulogneském lese”
French: “Massacre du bois de Boulogne”
French: “Massacre du Bois de Boulogne”
German: “Massaker vom Bois de Boulogne”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include La Grande Cascade and Le Pré Catelan.

Nearby Places

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