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'''Colonel Fabien''' is a station of the [[Paris Métro]], serving [[Paris Métro Line 2|Line 2]]. |
'''Colonel Fabien''' is a station of the [[Paris Métro]], serving [[Paris Métro Line 2|Line 2]] on the border of the [[10th arrondissement of Paris|10th]] and [[19th arrondissement of Paris|19th arrondissements]] under the ''Boulevard de la Vilette''. |
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The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from [[Anvers (Paris Métro)|Anvers]] to ''Bagnolet'' (now called [[Alexandre Dumas (Paris Métro)|Alexandre Dumas]]). On 19 August 1945 the station, previously called ''Combat'' (because animal fighting was held there between 1778 and 1850), was renamed after Colonel [[Pierre-Georges Fabien]], who shot a German soldier to death at [[Barbès - Rochechouart (Paris Métro)|Barbès - Rochechouart]] metro station, marking the beginning of the armed [[French Resistance]] in Paris. |
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Template:Infobox Paris metro Colonel Fabien is a station of the Paris Métro, serving Line 2 on the border of the 10th and 19th arrondissements under the Boulevard de la Vilette.
The station was opened on 31 January 1903 as part of the extension of line 2 from Anvers to Bagnolet (now called Alexandre Dumas). On 19 August 1945 the station, previously called Combat (because animal fighting was held there between 1778 and 1850), was renamed after Colonel Pierre-Georges Fabien, who shot a German soldier to death at Barbès - Rochechouart metro station, marking the beginning of the armed French Resistance in Paris.
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