Five Martyrs of the lycée Buffon

The Five Martyrs of the lycée Buffon were five students of the lycée Buffon in Paris, shot at the Stand de tir de Balard for their work with the French Resistance.

Commemorations

* There is a place des cinq martyrs du lycée Buffon in the 14th arrondissement of Paris

* a rue Jacques-Baudry in 15th arrondissement of Paris

* a plaque at lycée Buffon,

* in 1959 La Poste commemorated them with a stamp in the Heroes of the Resistance series

ee also

* Francs-tireurs et partisans
* Special Sections
* Costa Gavras's film "Section spéciale"

External links

* [http://perso.wanadoo.fr/AnnetteBenoit/Benoit.htm The family archives of Pierre Benoît]
* [http://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/page/affichecitoyennete.php?idLang=fr&idCitoyen=14 Les chemins de la mémoire]
* [http://www.paris.fr/portail/publications/Portal.lut?page_id=6444 History of the stand de tir de Balard]