Memorial Victims Demonstration 8 February 1962
On 8 February 1962 there was a demonstration against the Algerian war. Police violence there created panic and people were trying to flee en masse to the Metro station Charonne. In the rush and panic, nine people were killed.
Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!
Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Gérard Ducher
Nearby
Museum
- Mémorial de la Shoah - Paris, 4e
- National Museum of the French Army - Paris, 7e
- National French Navy Museum - Paris, 16e
Point of interest
- City Hall Paris - Paris, 4e
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris - Paris, 4e
- Police Headquarters Paris - Paris, 4e
Monument
- Memorial Roquette-prison - Paris, 11e
- Memorials Jewish French Soldiers & Jewish Deportees Paris - Paris, 11e
- Memorial Oël Moché - Paris, 11e
Cemetery
- Cimetière du Père-Lachaise - Paris, 20e
- French War Graves Cimetière du Père-Lachaise - Paris, 20e
- Panthéon Paris - Paris, 5e
Fortification
Looking for reliable information or news facts about WW2? Do you want to create your own battlefield tour to sights of wars from the past? Or are you interested in war medals and their recipients? TracesOfWar.com tells you more!
More information
© STIWOT, 1999-2024. All rights reserved. Privacy statement, cookies, disclaimer and copyright