The Battle of Rue Gabrielle was a shootout between the French Resistance and the German Wehrmacht which took place on the Rue Gabrielle in Montmartre, Paris in 1944 during World War II. The French Resistance fighter Sean Devlin ambushed a German truck in Montmartre's main square, resulting in a German survivor calling in reinforcements. With the help of two local French Resistance fighters, Devlin killed several German soldiers in a shootout, and the Wehrmacht ultimately sent in armored trucks, the Waffen-SS, and tanks to deal with the Resistance members. Devlin retreated to a nearby courtyard, shooting at the German soldiers from around the corner, and he also climbed to the roof of a neighboring apartment in order to rain bullets and grenades on the German soldiers who were searching for him. He was besieged by men and vehicles below and by a zeppelin and a Luftwaffe fighter plane above, forcing him to relocate. Devlin fled towards the Square Louise Michel before stealing a car and driving back into the heart of the city, where he failed to sneak into his Cabaret hideout. Devlin was then injured by a tank blast, but he was carried to safety by his Resistance comrades, having slightly weakened the Wehrmacht's strength in Paris.
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