Michel Bourel de la Ronciere - Galanta, Slovakia
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N 48° 11.122 E 017° 43.391
33U E 702399 N 5340489
[EN]Col. Miviel Bourel de la Ronciere was organizer of ilegal transfers. [SK]plk. Miviel Bourel de la Ronciere bol organizator ilegalnych transportov.
Waymark Code: WMA25R
Location: Trnavský kraj, Slovakia
Date Posted: 11/04/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
Views: 36

[EN]
Col. Miviel Bourel de la Ronciere was organizer of ilegal transfers during Second World War. Here was border line between Hungary and Czechoslovakia in the past - directly in these sites. Memorial table reminds place where was area for ilegal transfer from Hungary to Czechoslovakia. People in transfers was french captives. These captives became a volunteers in Slovak national rebellion.

Mr. Stefan Pelika is maker of memorial table. He is also president for Club of friends between France and Slovakia.

Text on table:
"Col Micel BOUREL de la Ronciere organizer for ilegal transfers was 4 of September 1944 hardly stricken and confined in Galanta
2 of September 2004 grateful citizens Galanta and Club of Friends between France and Slovakia in Zilina city."


[SK]
Plk. Michel Bourel de la Ronciere bol organizator ilegalnych prechodov. V Galante bol tazko raneny a vazneny 4.9.1944. Pamatna tabula osadena v r. 2004 na stanicnej budove v Galante. Pamatna tabula pripomina miesto prechodu francuzskych zajatcov z Madarska na Slovensko. Hranice vtedy prebiehali medzi Galantou a Seredou. Zucastnili sa v SNP a mnohi z nich padli v bojoch v okoli Strecna.

Autorom bronzovej tabule je akademický sochar Stefan Pelikan,
prezident Klubu priatelov Francuzska a Slovenska.

Text na tabuly:
"Plk. Michel BOUREL de la Ronciere organizator ilegalnych prechodov
4. septembra 1944 v Galante tazko zraneny a vazneny
2. septembra 2004 vdacni obcania Galanty a Klub priatelov Francuzska a Slovenska v Ziline"


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