Names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe
The following is a list of the 660 names inscribed under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris. Most of them represent generals who served during the French First Republic (1792–1804) and the First French Empire (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, East, South and West.
Northern pillar Armies of northern France, the lower Rhine and the Netherlands.
Eastern pillar Armies of Central Europe, Switzerland and Italy.
Southern pillar Armies of Mediterranean Europe, Egypt and southern France.
Western pillar Armies of the Pyrenees, western France and notable units.
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 or "star" of the juncture formed by its twelve radiating avenues. The location of the arc and the plaza is shared between three arrondissements, 16th, 17th (north), and 8th (east). The Arc de Triomphe honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
Arc de Triomphe
Avenues radiate from the Arc de Triomphe in Place Charles de Gaulle, the former Place de l'Étoile.
Arc de Triomphe, postcard, c. 1920
The Arc de Triomphe is located on Paris's Axe historique, a long perspective that runs from the Louvre to the Grande Arche de la Défense.