Les Fusillés lillois, War memorial in Lille, France
The memorial depicts five resistance members standing against a wall, moments before their execution by German forces during World War I.
In September 1915, the German army executed four resistance leaders and an 18-year-old student for gathering intelligence and helping Allied soldiers escape.
The monument represents local resistance through sculpted figures of Eugène Jacquet, Georges Maertens, Ernest Deceuninck, Sylvère Verhulst, and Léon Trulin.
Located at Square Daubenton, the memorial includes informational panels explaining the wartime context and resistance activities in occupied Lille.
German forces destroyed the original monument in 1940, leading to its reconstruction in 1960 by Germaine Oury-Desruelles using the initial designs.
Location: Lille
Inception: 1929
Creator: Félix-Alexandre Desruelles
Made from material: stone
GPS coordinates: 50.63770,3.05167
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:46
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