The monument to the 50 Hostages was inaugurated in Nantes on October 22, 1952. It overlooks the Erder River and the Square of the 50 Hostages. It consists of a 13.50-meter-high obelisk designed by architect Marcel Fradin and sculptor Jean Mazuet, and includes five Huge spears symbolize the resistance, and since 1991, the site has hosted memorial ceremonies for the victims of the Nazi occupation, and on October 22 of each year, the hostages who were shot in 1941 are honored.