Gare de l'Est - Paris, France
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Outspoken1
N 48° 52.596 E 002° 21.504
31U E 452956 N 5413936
There is a plaque honoring the thousands of Jews (as well as others) that were captured, transported and executed by the Nazis. This is part of a WWII memorial found in the station.
Waymark Code: WM15K2T
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 01/15/2022
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The plaque reads:
DE 1942 Á 1944
PLUS DE 70000 JUIFS DE FRANCE,
DONT 11000 ENFANTS, ONT ÉTÉ DÉPORTÉS
DES GARES DE DRANCY, BOBIGNY, COMPIÈGNE,
PITHIVIERS ET BEUAU-LA-ROLANDE
VERS LES CAMPS D'ETERMINATION NAZIS.
SEULS 2500 D'ENTRE EUX ONT SURVÉCU
N'OUBLIONS JAMIS
LES FILS ET FILLES DES DÉPORTÉS JUIFS DE FRANCE
[EN]
FROM 1942 TO 1944
MORE THAN 70,000 JEWS IN FRANCE,
INCLUDING 11,000 CHILDREN, WERE DEPORTED
DRANCY, BOBIGNY, COMPIÈGNE STATIONS,
PITHIVIERS AND BEUAU-LA-ROLANDE
TO THE NAZIS TERMINATION CAMPS.
ONLY 2500 OF THEM SURVIVED
NEVER FORGET
THE SON AND DAUGHTERS OF JEWS DEPORTED FROM FRANCE
[from Google Translate]
An interesting discussion (in French or English) regarding the French Railway worker's participation in the deportation of Paris' Jews may be found at (
visit link) .
A general history of the Nazis policy and execution of 'the final solution', as well as other threats such as communists, homosexuals, Catholics, disabled, etc., may be found at (
visit link) .
A survivor's story from the 'roundup' may be found at (
visit link) .