de l'Intérieur) column that left Paris soon after the uprising in that city early in September 1944. The Colonne Fabien was to form the nucleus of a Free French force in Lorraine, which would be joined by volunteers from Paris and the eastern regions of France as soon as possible. The French state would have to accept the fait accompli of the Free French army fighting on the front, which would become a "great people's army". Colonel Fabien was killed in a mine explosion at Habsheim, on the Alsace front, on 27 December 1944. Two other leaders died at the same time. This gave rise to various conspiracy rumors. Honours The former Place du Combat in Paris was renamed Place du Colonel Fabien in honour of Pierre Georges. The Paris Métro station Combat was also renamed Colonel Fabien. The French Communist Party headquarters, located at the Place du Colonel Fabien, is often so called. Likewise, many streets in towns with communist mayors are named Colonel Fabien. References Sources 1919 births 1944 deaths Politicians from Paris French people of the Spanish Civil War Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery Communist members of the French Resistance International Brigades personnel French Army personnel of World War II French military personnel killed in World War II French Anti-Francoists