Ordener attack
The Ordener attack was an armed robbery carried out on 21 December 1911, in Paris by the illegalist anarchists of the Bonnot Gang. This was the Bonnot Gang's first heist, notable as the first motorized robbery in history and a significant event in the emergence of modern banditry. Jules Bonnot, at the time a fugitive for the accidental or intentional murder (a point of debate) of an anarchist companion and wanted by the authorities, made contact with a number of Parisian illegalists, with whom he began preparing an operation. Their planned jewelry store burglary fell through, and in critical need of money, the members decided to target the courier responsible for delivering daily funds to the Société Générale bank on Rue Ordener. In a car, Raymond Callemin and Octave Garnier got out, shot their target (who survived), and made off with the money. Their car allowed them to outpace the police, who were caught off guard by the use of motorized transport. Despite the success of their operation, the sum recovered was negligible and did not meet their expectations. Furthermore, the members of the operation faced the death penalty, and thus had nothing left to lose, which drove them to continue their actions in the following months with increasing violence. Most of the members were subsequently killed, arrested, or executed.
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Rue Ordener, Paris 18th Arrondissement (Paris)
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Rue Ordener
75018 Paris, 18th Arrondissement (Paris)
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