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US Parachutists plaque

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Facing the town hall, to the left of the main entrance, above the bulletin board. Plaque A marble plaque with French text honoring US parachutists who liberated the town.

Monument Text:

LE 15 AOUT 1944 LES SOLDATS ALLIÉS

PARACHUTES A 4 H. 30 DU MATIN SUR LE TERRITOIRE

DE LA COMMUNE LIVRAIENT UN COMBAT VICTORIEUX

A UN DÉTACHEMENT ALLEMAND VENU DE DRAGUIGNAN

LE 16 AU SOIR LES ELEMENTS PARACHUTES

ET AÉRO- PORTÉS LIBERAIENT DÉFINITIVEMEM

LE VILLAGE.

 

 

English translation:

 

On 15 Aug 44 the allied soldiers parachuted at 4:30AM onto the land of the commune and delivered a victorious victory over a German detachment that had come from Draguignan. The evening of the 16th, elements of the parachutists definitively liberated the village.

Commemorates:

Units:

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Operation Anvil Dragoon

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