Fort du Mont-Valérien

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Fort du Mont-Valérien is a 19th-century military fortress overlooking Paris that later became a key site of executions during World War II and a national memorial to the French Resistance.

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Fort du Mont-Valérien canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
memorial site
military fortification
category Forts in Île-de-France
French Resistance memorials
World War II sites in France
commemorates French Resistance NERFINISHED
fighters of Free France
victims of Nazi repression
constructedIn 19th century
controlledBy French Army NERFINISHED
country France
elevation hill dominating western Paris
hasFeature chapel of executions
crypt for unknown fighters
esplanade with steles
hasFunction ceremonial site
place of remembrance
hasMemorial Mémorial de la France combattante NERFINISHED
hasName Mont-Valérien NERFINISHED
heritageStatus national memorial of France
languageOfName French
locatedIn Suresnes NERFINISHED
near Bois de Boulogne NERFINISHED
La Défense business district NERFINISHED
notableFor executions of Resistance fighters
memorial to the French Resistance
role in World War II repression
openToPublic yes
overlooks Paris NERFINISHED
ownedBy French state NERFINISHED
partOf defensive belt around Paris
significantEvent German occupation of France NERFINISHED
World War II executions
theme memory of war
national resistance
usedBy German occupation authorities
usedDuring Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED
Paris defenses of the 19th century
World War II
usedFor defense of Paris
military garrison
national memorial
site of executions

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Hubert-Joseph Henry placeOfDeath Fort du Mont-Valérien