Hill 313 Defense Monument
Details:
Manmade clearing at the base of a hill with green benches and stone steps. Monument
English script dedicates A Company 12th Regiment 4th Infantry Division and 159th Combat Engineering Battalion 10th Regiment 5th Infantry Division. American troops prevented the German capture of the main road from Echternach to Luxembourg. Uphill of the monument lays the remains of the original "foxholes" made by American soldiers.
Monument Text:
IN REMEMBRANCE
OF THE VALIANT SOLDIERS
WHO DEFENDED THIS
HILL - 313
DECEMBER 1944, THUS DELAYING
THE ENEMY ADVANCE
CONSIDERABLY AND
CONTRIBUTED
TO THE FINAL VICTORY
DEDICATED TO:
A COMP 12th RGT 4th ID
159th COMBAT ENG BN
10th RGT 5th ID
Commemorates:
Units:
10th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division
159th Combat Engineer Battalion
4th Infantry Division
5th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of the Bulge
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