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Montluçonnais résistants

Resistance from citizens of Montluçon

Yves Girardeau
1983

Description

Monument consisting of two monoliths, one with high relief of five citizens of Montluçon, the other with a two-dimensional depiction of a steam locomotive made from metal plates. Between both monoliths a stone sculpture of a woman is lying on railroad tracks.

Inscription(s)

Signed: girardeau / sculp / 1983

Information Sign

Le 6 janvier 1943,
à l'appel de la Résistance,
les MONTLUÇONNAIS
s'opposèrent au départ
d'un train de requis pour
le travail obligatoire
vers l'Allemagne nazie

Annotation

On 6 January 1943, on the call of the Resistance, the citizens of Montluçon refused to being transported for forced labor in Nazi Germany. This monument commemorates that fact.

Sculptor

Yves Girardeau, Sculptor in Montluçon.

Sources & Information

Petit Patrimoine, Montluçonnais résistants à Montluçon.

Locatie (N 46°20'17" - E 2°35'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frau009; Photograph: 9 September 2011
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