The following is a list of the 660 names inscribed under the
Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (, , ; ) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the ''étoile'' ...
, in
Paris
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. Most of them represent generals who served during the
French First Republic
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(1792–1804) and the
First French Empire
The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Eu ...
(1804–1815).
Underlined names signify those
killed in action. Additionally, the names of specific armies are listed, grouped together by the four compass facades of the arch: North (northern France, lower Rhine, Netherlands), East (Central Europe, Switzerland, Italy), South (Mediterranean Europe, Egypt, southern France) and West (Pyrenees, western France, notable units).
Related list:
Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 2.jpg, Northern pillar
Armies of northern France, the lower Rhine and the Netherlands.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 3.jpg, Eastern pillar
Armies of Central Europe, Switzerland and Italy.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 7.jpg, Southern pillar
Armies of Mediterranean Europe, Egypt and southern France.
File:Paris Arc de Triomphe inscriptions 6.jpg, Western pillar
Armies of the Pyrenees, western France and notable units.
Northern pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6824.jpg, Columns 1, 2.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6823.jpg, Columns 3, 4.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6822.jpg, Columns 5, 6.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6818.jpg, Columns 7, 8, 9.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6819.jpg, Columns 9, 10.
The 165 names inscribed on the Northern pillar (
Avenue de la Grande Armée /
Avenue de Wagram
Avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, extending from the Place de Wagram to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly ''Place de l'Étoile'', and the site of the Arc de Triomphe). It is long and wide, and is di ...
)
Eastern pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6830.jpg, Columns 11, 12.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6829.jpg, Columns 13, 14.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6828.jpg, Columns 15, 16.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6827.jpg, Columns 17, 18.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6826.jpg, Columns 19, 20.
The 164 names inscribed on the Eastern pillar (
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Avenue or Avenues may refer to:
Roads
* Avenue (landscape), traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees, in the shifted sense a tree line itself, or some of boulevards (also without trees)
* Avenue Road, Bangalore
* Avenue Road, Lo ...
/
Avenue de Wagram
Avenue de Wagram is a street in the 8th and 17th arrondissements of Paris, extending from the Place de Wagram to the Place Charles de Gaulle (formerly ''Place de l'Étoile'', and the site of the Arc de Triomphe). It is long and wide, and is di ...
)
Southern pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6840.jpg, Columns 21, 22.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6841.jpg, Columns 23, 24.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6842.jpg, Columns 25, 26.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6843.jpg, Columns 27, 28.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6844.jpg, Columns 29, 30.
The 166 names inscribed on the Southern pillar (
Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Avenue or Avenues may refer to:
Roads
* Avenue (landscape), traditionally a straight path or road with a line of trees, in the shifted sense a tree line itself, or some of boulevards (also without trees)
* Avenue Road, Bangalore
* Avenue Road, Lo ...
/
Avenue Kléber
Avenue Kléber is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, one of the twelve avenues that converge on Place Charles de Gaulle. It was named after Jean Baptiste Kléber, a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. Before 1879, it ...
)
Western pillar
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6847.jpg, Columns 31, 32.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6848.jpg, Columns 33, 34.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6849.jpg, Columns 35, 36.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6850.jpg, Columns 37, 38.
File:Arc de Triomphe mg 6851.jpg, Columns 39, 40.
The 165 names inscribed on the Western pillar (
Avenue de la Grande Armée /
Avenue Kléber
Avenue Kléber is an avenue in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, one of the twelve avenues that converge on Place Charles de Gaulle. It was named after Jean Baptiste Kléber, a French general during the French Revolutionary Wars. Before 1879, it ...
)
See also
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Battles inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe
References
Further reading
* "Unfortunately, some names inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe are ambiguous due to notable individuals sharing the same last name. While most names are clearly honoring a particular officer, a few remain which are unclear."
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Arc de Triomphe
The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (, , ; ) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris, France, standing at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of Place Charles de Gaulle, formerly named Place de l'Étoile—the ''étoile'' ...