1939 SNCF 1945. A cet endroit deux cheminots Français, Georges Topenot et Jean Dirand, du dépot de Paris - La Villette, surpris les armes à la main, ont été fusillés par les Allemands le 19 aoüt 1944.

English translation: "1939 SNCF 1945. In this place two French railway workers, Georges Topenot and Jean Dirand, from the depot of Paris - La Villette, caught weapons by hand, were shot by the Germans on 19 August 1944. [AWS Translate]"

Gare de l'Est, Paris
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by SNCF

Colour: marble

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