Some photos of our tour of resistance spaces and places in the 16e last week. Thank you to those who came along, and to Emily the photographer.
The stairs where SOE agent Forest Yeo-Thomas was arrested, at Passy metro.
Pierre Brossolette’s bookstore, a hub for some of the early resisters in Paris.
The home of communist resister and Auschwitz survivor, Charlotte Delbo.
The address of half-Indian agent Noor Inayat Khan’s safehouse, and the scene of her betrayal.
By the lycée Janson de Sailly
Some loitering résistantes
Sauntering through the seizième.
The headquarters of the Gestapo and German security services, on Avenue Foch.
Thank you for sharing these powerful photos. Walking these same streets and seeing these unassuming spots—a staircase, a bookstore facade, an ordinary apartment building—makes the history feel chillingly immediate. It’s one thing to read about the Resistance, but another to stand where Forest Yeo-Thomas was arrested or where Noor Inayat Khan lived before her betrayal. It really personalises the immense courage and sacrifice. This is the kind of deep, local history that most tours completely miss. On a lighter note, after absorbing such heavy but vital history, I often need to decompress. I find that switching to a completely different kind of activity helps process it. Sometimes, I’ll browse a site with varied, lighter content to clear my head, like betfox.org.uk It offers a stark contrast, which can be necessary after confronting such profound stories. Thanks again for organising this. More people should know these stories.