FR EN
1 / 12
a lot of papers on the table and a pair of scissors on the tablea piece of paper that has a piece of paper on ita piece of paper that has been placed on a tablea map of a city on a piece of papera red, white, and blue tie with the letters ftt on ita small piece of fabric with a flag on ita picture of a pair of tarot cards on top of a piece of papermany pages of old papers on a tablesome old papers are sitting on top of a white tablesome old papers are laying on top of each other on a tablea lot of old papers that are on a tablesome old papers are stacked on top of each other on a table
VALOIR POUSSE-CORNET Maison de ventes

143 - MEMORABILIA. LIBERATION OF PARIS.
See original version (French)

Estimate €150 - €250
Sale commission
Description
MEMORABILIA. LIBERATION OF PARIS. A collection of leaflets, instructions on the use of German and Allied weapons and grenades, notices issued following the landings of 6 June 1944, including preparations for an uprising on tissue paper, an interesting map of the Invalides district of Paris on tracing paper with annotations likely indicating German barricades or posts, and a handwritten note “I am asked to specify the names and titles of individuals with particular expertise in: automatic weapons and grenades, explosives and demolition…” the collection originating from the Francs-tireurs-partisans-français (FTPF), also included are badges from youth work camps and the Scouts (the Louis Le Grand High School troop), and two FFI armbands, one stamped by the town hall of Paris’s 17th arrondissement, the other bearing the rank of lieutenant and stamped ‘FFI SUD’, a collection of underground newspapers from 1944, including *L’Humanité*, *La France en armes*, *Les Lettres Françaises*, *L’Université Libre*, *Le Palais Libre*, etc. BE This collection of documents on the Liberation of Paris and its preparations comes from Pierre GOLDSCHILD-JOURDEL (1919–2001), a scout, student, member of the youth work camps and later the FFI, who took part in the liberation of Paris.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale MILITARIA 1914–1918 & 1939–1945
Auction location
Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
Lot description modified on 10/03/2026 at 10:16 AM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like