Commemorative plaque, Commemorative plaque in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

The commemorative plaque is a rectangular white marble stone with grey veins, set into a wall with horizontal stone bands. It bears gold capital letters that read: "A LA MEMOIRE DE RENE GUIOT HENRI VAN HULST DE LA Cie F.T.P DE SURESNES TUES LE 25 AOUT 1944 AU COURS DES COMBATS POUR LA LIBERATION DE PARIS".

René Guiot and Henri Van Hulst were killed on 25 August 1944 during the fighting for the liberation of Paris. The plaque was placed at the spot where they fell, at 11 avenue de Madrid, to keep their names alive.

The plaque remembers two young men of the FTP de Suresnes, a resistance group, and local people still gather here on 25 August to honor their memory. The names and the date are read aloud during these small ceremonies, keeping the story alive for new generations.

The plaque is fixed to a wall at the corner of avenue de Madrid and rue Pierret, at street level, so you can approach it on foot. It is outdoors and visible at any time, but the light is best in the morning or late afternoon.

The plaque is one of several memorials in the area that remember the events of August 1944, and it stands at a busy intersection that many pass without noticing. The gold letters are engraved and filled, a technique that has kept the text readable for decades.