Montsec Federal Monument
Details:
Located at the end of the memorial access road. Monument
This memorial consists of a classic circular colonnade with a broad approach stairway. Within its center is a bronze relief map of the St. Mihiel salient, illustrating the military operations that took place there. The monument was slightly damaged during World War II, but has been repaired. From this vantage point the trenches used during the fighting can be seen. The site was built and is maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Monument Text:
THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED
BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
TO COMMEMORATE THE CAPTURE OF
THE ST. MIHIEL SALIENT BY THE
TROOPS OF HER FIRST ARMY
AND TO RECORD THE SERVICES OF THE
AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
ON THE BATTLE FRONT IN THIS
REGION AND ELSEWHERE IN
LORRAINE AND IN ALSACE
IT STANDS AS A LASTING SYMBOL
OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE
FRENCH AND AMERICAN ARMIES
CE MONUEMENT A ETE ERIGE
PAR LES ETATS UNIS D'AMERIQUE
POUR COMMEMORER LA REDUCTION
DU SALIANT DE ST. MIHIEL PAR LES
TROUPES DE LEUR PREMIERE ARMEE
ET RAPPELER LES SERVICES DES
FORCES EXPEDITIONNAIRES AMERICAIN
SUR LES CHAMPS DE BATTAILE
DE CETTE REGION DE LORRAINE ET D'ALSACE
RESERA LE SYMBOLE PERPE
DE L'AMITIE ET
DE LA COOPERATION DE
ARMEES FRANCAISES ER AMERICAIN
A-D-1932
AMERICAN BATTLE
MOUMENTS COMMISSION
EGERTON SWARTWOUT ARCITECT
ST. MIHIEL SALIENT - SEPTEMBER 12 - 16 1918
FIRST ARMY - 1 CORPS - IV CORPS- V CORPS - II CORPS D'ARMEE COLONIAL
1st - 2nd - 4th - 5th - 26th - 42nd - 82nd - 89th - 90th DIVISIONS - 2e DC - 15e DIC - 26e DI - 39e
3rd - 35th - 78th - 80th - 91st DIVISIONS IN RESERVE
THEIR DEVOTION, THEIR VALOR, AND THEIR SACRIFICES WILL LIVE FOREVER IN
ON THE MORNING OF 2 SEPTEMBER
1944.WHILE PURSUING THE GERMAN
FORCES IN THEIR WITHDRAWAL FROM
THE NORMANDY BEACHHEADS TOWARD
THE MOSELLE, UNITED STATES TROOPS
FIRED ON AN ENEMY MACHINE-GUN
POSITION ESTABLISHED ON THIS HILL.
SEVERAL SHELLS STRUCK THE MEMORIAL
AND CAUSED CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
REPAIRS WERE MADE IN 1948.
LE 2 SEPTEMBRE 1944 AU MARTIN
AU COURS DE LA POURSUITE DES
FORCES ALLEMANDES EN RETRAITE
DES PLAGES DE NORMANDIE VERS LA
MOSELLE. LES TROUPES AMERICAINES
BOMBARDERENT UN NID DE
MITRAILLEUSES ENNEMIES ETABLI
SUR CETTE COLLINE. PLUSIEURS OBUS
ATTEIGNIRENT LE MONUMENT ET LUI
CAUSERENT DES DEGATS CONSIDERABLE
SA RESTURATION EUT EXEUTEE
EN 1948
PLAN RELIEF DU SAILANT DE ST. MIHIEL
LA PREMIERE ARMEE AMERICAINE PAR SON
OFFENSIVE DU 12 AU 16 SEPTEMBRE 1918
REDUISIT LE SAILLANT DE ST. MIHIEL
REPRESENTE SUR CE PLAN CAPTURA QUINZE
MILLE PRISONNIERS QUATRE CENT CINQUANTE
CANONS ET LIBERA SPT CENTS KILOMETERS
CARRES DE TERRITOIRE FRANCAIS
RELIEF MAP OF ST. MIHIEL SALIENT
THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMY IN ITS OFFENSIVE
OPERATION OF SEPTEMBER 12-16, 1918
REDUCED THE STRONGLY FORTIFIED
ST. MIHIEL SALIENT SHOWN ON THIS MAP
CAPTURING 15000 PRISIONER 450 CANNON AND
700 SQUARE KILOMETERS OF TERRITORY
Commemorates:
Units:
1st Infantry Division
1st US Army
26th Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division
35th Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
42nd Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
78th Infantry Division
80th Infantry Division
82nd Airborne Division
89th Infantry Division
90th Infantry Division
91st Division
I Corps
II Corps
IV Corps
United States Army
V Corps
Wars:
WWI
WWII
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