Alsting Liberation Monument 'The Trailblazers' -70th Infantry Division
Details:
In on small open area off the side of the road Monument
A large stone with a brass inscribed plaque attached to the front.
The memorial remembers the liberation of the town by the 274th and 275th Infantry Regiments of the 70th Infnatry "Trailblazers" Division in February 1945.
The memorial was dedicated in May 1995 in the presence of veterans of the unit.
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is in French:
ALSTING
A SES
LIBERATEURS
THE TRAILBALZERS
274 et 275 RI US
20 FEVRIER 1945
Translation:
ALSTING
TO OUR
LIBERATIORS
THE TRAILBLAZERS
274th and 275th US INFANTRY REGIMENTS
20 February 1945
