TracesOfWar needs your help! Every euro, pound or dollar you contribute greatly supports the continuation of this website. Go to stiwot.nl and donate!

Monument Tragedy of Fontjun

At the location of this monument, a battle between the German occupiers and French resistance fighters took place on the night of June 6-7, 1944. The French walked into an ambush set up by the Germans. Five resistance fighters were killed and 18 others, including a woman, were executed on the Champ de Mars in Béziers, ironically in front of the house where French resistance hero Jean Moulin was born.

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar
  • Photos: Coen Prenger

43.417076, 2.974164