In 1886 a bronze statue of Berlioz had been erected in Paris ' square Hector - Berlioz in the 9th arrondissement .
This had been requisitioned by the Germans in 1941 and the bronze melted down for re-use .
In 1886 a bronze statue of Berlioz had been erected in Paris ' square Hector - Berlioz in the 9th arrondissement but this had been requisitioned by the Germans in 1941 and the bronze melted down for re-use .