Location: Rue du Groupe-Manouchian, 75020 Paris, Paris.
This street in the 20th arrondissement is named in honor of the Groupe Manouchian, the FTP-MOI resistance unit led by Missak Manouchian. A plaque on the street commemorates these foreign-born fighters who gave their lives for France's liberation. The naming of this street recognizes that the Resistance was not only French but also international.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: World War 2.
Coordinates: 48.86850, 2.40120.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Resistance & Liberation of Paris.
On Resistance & Liberation of Paris: Street named in honor of the Groupe Manouchian. A plaque commemorates these foreign-born fighters who gave their lives for France's liberation—recognition that the Resistance was truly international.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: René Billot (38 m); Ecole rue Bretonneau (167 m); Ecole rue Bretonneau (2) (173 m); Ecole avenue Gambetta (206 m); André Chassagne (239 m).