Ivy In Paris Tourguide

28/08/2024

🇫🇷 Vous êtes nombreux à voir les nombreuses plaques commémoratives dans les rues de Paris sans savoir qui se cache derrière chacune d’entre-elles. En ce 80th anniversaire de la libération de Paris voici la plaque du gardien de la paix stagiaire Jean Montauron qui se trouve sur le bâtiment de la préfecture de police. Né le 12 Mai 1923, il est stagiaire à l’école pratique de la police municipale. Fraîchement marié depuis le 29 juillet, il est reconnu FFI le 15 Août 1944. Le 24 Août 1944, il se trouve au combat à la barricade nord ouest de la préfecture de police. Un violent accrochage se déroule avec les troupes allemandes, Jean est atteint par une rafale d’arme automatique allemande. Il est mortellement blessé, déclaré mort pour la France à l’âge de 21 ans il est nommé chevalier de la légion d’honneur.

🇬🇧Many of you see the numerous commemorative plaques in the streets of Paris without knowing who is behind each of them. On this 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris, here is the plaque of trainee policeman Jean Montauron which is located on the police headquarters building. Born May 12, 1923, he is a trainee at the municipal police practical school. Newly married since July 29, he was recognized as French underground fighter on August 15, 1944. On August 24, 1944, he found himself in combat at the northwest barricade of the police headquarters. A violent skirmish takes place with German troops, Jean is hit by a burst of German automatic weapons. He was mortally wounded, declared dead for France at the age of 21 and was named knight of the Legion of Honor. 🇫🇷 #1944 🇫🇷 Préfecture de Police

25/08/2024

12/07/2024

27/06/2024

🇺🇲WWII uncovered: 🎂 BIRTHDAY EVENT: Happy 100th Birthday to US Army Medic and D-Day Hero Charles Norman Shay of Maine🎂

Please join us at WWII uncovered in wishing Master Sergeant Charles Norman Shay a most Happy 100th Birthday. Charles turns 100 years old today, June 27, 2024. He recently attended the 80th Anniversary of D-Day Commemorations in Normandy.

In honour of Master Sergeant Shay we would like to present the following as a testament to his service during World War II:

"In April of 1943 I myself was drafted into the military and was selected for training as a medical technician with courses in basic surgery. Joining the Medical Detachment of the First Division's 16th Infantry Regiment, I was attached as a platoon medic to Fox Company. Encamped in southern England, this Division had already fought in North Africa and Sicily and was now training for the invasion of German occupied France. Named after our shoulder patch, the Big Red One formed part of a huge armada crossing the Channel on the night of 5-6 June 1944, a date that has become known as D-Day. My company formed part of our regiment's second battalion and as such I served as a combat medic in the first wave of the landing at Omaha Beach. Fox Company suffered enormous casualties, lost all its officers, and was nearly wiped out. Many combat medics were also wounded or killed on that infamous day. Feeling sustained by my mother's prayers, I found the strength to come to the rescue of my fallen comrades wounded by enemy fire and drowning in the rising tide. Like everyone else, I did what I was trained to do. For my service to my comrades on that day, I was awarded the Silver Star. At the time, such a military distinction meant little to me or to comrades similarly decorated. What mattered was survival and winning the war." - Charles Norman Shay, 1st Infantry Division, 16th Infantry Regiment

After taking part in the Battle of Hürtgen Forest and the Battle of the Bulge, Shay was captured by the Germans in late March 1945, and liberated the following month.

Charles Shay reenlisted and pursued a career as an Air Force medic. He went on to serve in the Korean War and retired from service with the rank of Master Sergeant.

Master Sergeant Shay was honored in 2007 with the Legion d’Honneur and in 2009 Shay successfully lobbied the state of Maine to establish Native American Veterans Day. As an elder member of the Penobscot tribe of Maine, Charles remained in the states until relocating to Normandy France reportedly in 2021.

We wish you the Happiest of Birthdays Charles and honour your lifetime of service. You are and will always be a member of the Greatest Generation. Cheers!!



WWII uncovered©️original description and quotes sourced from Project Omaha Beach by Charles Shay ISBN 978-1-882190-08-9, US Army Center of Military History, Library of Congress Veterans History Project and The Charles Shay website. (Fair Use Photos)

26/06/2024

🇫🇷 Visit du fort de Vincennes, en mémoire des 29 fusillés de la libération de Paris.

🇺🇸Visit of the Fort de Vincennes, remembering the 29 partisans executed during the liberation of Paris.

08/04/2024

08/04/2024

📆 L'exposition "Paris brûle-t-il ? Quand le cinéma réinvente la Libération" a ouvert ses portes !

🎬 Découvrez une exposition dédiée à un film iconique, au casting de légende : Alain Delon, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Yves Montand, Bruno Cremer, Kirk Douglas, Orson Welles... Mais où s’arrête l’histoire, où commence l’interprétation ? Pour le savoir, rendez-vous au musée ! -Expo Paris Musées
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📣 1e rencontre autour de l'expo MERCREDI 3 AVRIL 18h30 : Alain Delon dirigé par René Clément, de "Plein soleil" à " Paris brûle-t-il ?" Avec Denitza Bantcheva, écrivaine et spécialiste de l’histoire du cinéma.

23/03/2024

Hemingway bar Bar Hemingway at the Ritz Carlton Paris Ritz Paris

14/03/2024

🇬🇧 Phillipe de Gaulle passed away yesterday he was 102 years old. He was officier in the 2nd armored division Leclerc during thé libération of paris. On 25th Aug as an officier of the RBFM he got the surender of Palais Bourbon.

🇫🇷 Philippe de Gaulle est décédé hier à l’âge de 102 ans. Il est officier dans la 2e division blindée Leclerc lors de la libération de Paris. Le 25 août, en tant qu’officier du RBFM, il obtient la reddition du Palais Bourbon.

09/03/2024

🇬🇧 Then and Now at the famous Gaumont marignan on avenue des Champs Élysées. During the occupation It was used only for german soldier one of the few Soldatenkino in the french capital. Discover it’s story in our tour occupation 🇫🇷 Avant après au fameux Gaumont Marignan sur l’avenue des Champs Élysées. Durant l’occupation il est utilisé exclusivement pour les troupes allemandes, l’un des quelques soldatenkino de la capitale. Découvrez son histoire dans nos tour occupation.

24/02/2024

🇫🇷 Ouverture des réservations 2024, reprise des tours avec nos thèmes : Occupation, 4th Infantry Division. Mais aussi des nouveaux tours en phase de finalisation tels que: Resistance, Déportations et pérsecutions, Libération et la 2ème Division Blindée Leclerc. Et bien sur nos tour personnalisés !

🇬🇧 Opening of reservations 2024, resumption of tours with our themes: Occupation, 4th Infantry Division. But also new ones in the finalization phase such as: Resistance, Deportations and persecutions, Liberation and the 2nd Leclerc Armored Division. And of course our personalized tours!

24/12/2023

🇺🇸 Merry Christmas from Ivy in Paris Battletour page, from Normandy and see you soon in Paris !

🇫🇷 Joyeux noël de notre page Ivy in Paris Battletour depuis la Normandie et à bientôt à Paris.

22/12/2023

🇺🇸Hello everyone,
we keep you informed of current projects. The book Steadfast and loyal is in its final stages, I hope it lives up to the expectations of all those who follow us.
Our archives are growing and some regiments databases are complete in order to continue to shed light on the division and help American families on the Ivymen.
The article on Ernest Hemingway with the 4th Div in Normandy will be published soon!
Thanks again to the collector, friends and families of veterans for sharing and helping.

🇫🇷 Bonjour à tous,
nous vous tenons au courant des projets en cours. Le livre Steadfast and loyal est en phase final,j’espère à la hauteur de tout ceux qui nous suivent.
Nos archives grandissent et certains régiments sont complets afin de continuer l’éclairage sur la division et l’aide au familles américaines sur les Ivymen.
L’article sur Ernest Hemingway avec la 4th Div en Normandie va être publié bientôt !
Merci encore au collectionneur, amis et familles de vétérans pour le partage et l’aide.

17/12/2023

15/12/2023

La chine de la journée… Paris brûle t’il ?

29/10/2023

📆 Jeudi 9 novembre à 17h
📍 Conférence-dédicace avec les auteurs et historiens Christine Levisse-Touzé et Julien Toureille autour de la sortie de leur ouvrage "Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque : Ecrits de combats" (Ed. Sorbonne université presse 2023)

📖 Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque n’est pas un homme de verbe, mais un homme d’écrits. Leur regroupement inédit éclaire d’un jour nouveau l’itinéraire de l’officier, du responsable de haut rang toujours sous pression. Il dessine la personnalité complexe de l’homme d’action, authentique jusque dans ses défauts et assurément passionnant.

🖊 Les interventions seront suivies d'une séance de dédicace de l'ouvrage.

ℹ Entrée libre dans la limite des places disponibles
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29/10/2023

Suite

29/10/2023

Musée de l’armée et Musée de l’ordre de la Libération. Les Invalides

22/10/2023

🇺🇸New setup in our new war room. Itcan let you an exemple of what our futur exhibitions and the museum project can look like.

🇫🇷Nouvelle présentation dans la pièce collection. Cela donne un petit aperçu des futures d’expositions et du projet de musée.

4th Infantry Division

24/09/2023

🇬🇧 The jewish district of paris. It is still full or stories or the WW2. Soon in our futur tour.

🇫🇷 Le quartier juif de Paris. Il est pleins d’histoires datant de la seconde guerre. Bientôt dans un nouveau tour.

17/09/2023

Place de l'étoile durant l'occupation, les nombreux panneaux indiquent les lieux clefs de l'occupant. L'Hôtel Majestic actuel Hôtel Peninsula abrite le MBF soit Militar Befel haber in Frankreich qui supervise la France occupé.

Place de l'étoile during the occupation, the numerous signs indicate the key places of the occupier. The current Majestic Hotel Peninsula Hotel houses the MBF or Militar Befel haber in France which rule occupied France. The Peninsula Paris - Official

11/09/2023

22 years ago. Remembrer 9/11

02/09/2023

Ça tourne sur Paris!