Location: Place Charles-de-Gaulle, 75008 Paris, Paris.
National symbol where the flame of the Unknown Soldier burns, site of the great Paris Liberation parades.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: World War 2.
Coordinates: 48.87380, 2.29500.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Resistance & Liberation of Paris.
On Resistance & Liberation of Paris: Arc de Triomphe with the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, site of the triumphant Liberation parade on August 26, 1944. De Gaulle walked down the Champs-Élysées amid sniper fire to reclaim Paris. A powerful conclusion if you want to extend this walk.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Résistants morts pour la France (5 m); Guerre de Corée (5 m); Appel du 18 juin 1940 (5 m); Guerres de décolonisations nord-africaines (5 m); Guerre d'Indochine (5 m).