Dahl - 80th Infantry Division
Details:
Between the stop sign and the large tree at the merge of 331/Um Aale Wee and Op Der Heck. Monument The memorial is on an elevated stone terrace surrounded by a support wall. There are both English and French texts on a stone slab, flanked by columns. This memorial commemorates actions on January 6th 1945, when the 80th Infantry Division launched a limited object attack across the Sure River and liberated Dahl.
Monument was rebuilt in 2020, new photos included below, along with the orginals.
Monument Text:
(First Text)
HONNEUR AUX MORTS POUR LA PARTIE
JOSEPH GOEBEL MORT EN RUSSIE 1943 21 ANS
JOSEPH BRACHMOND MORT EN ALLEMAGNE 1945 24 ANS
JEAN HAAS MORT EN ALLEMAGNE 1945 24 ANS
LUCIEN WALLER MORT EN AUTRICHE 1945 21 ANS
ET A NOS DISPARUS
HENRI SCHMITZ DISPARU EN RUSSIE 1944 24 ANS
JOSEPH HERMES DISPARU EN RUSSIE 1944 23 ANS
HONOR THE DEAD FOR THE PARTY
JOSEPH GOEBEL KILLED IN RUSSIA 1943 21 YEARS
JOSEPH BRACHMOND KILLED IN GERMANY 1945 24 YEARS
JEAN HAAS KILLED IN GERMANY 1945 24 YEARS
LUCIEN WALLER KILLED IN AUSTRIA 1945 21 YEARS
AND OUR MISSING
HENRI SCHMITZ DISAPPEARED IN RUSSIA 1944 24 YEARS
JOSEPH HERMES DISAPPEARED IN RUSSIA 1944 23 YEARS
(Second Text)
IN HONOR
TO THE SOLDIER OF THE 80TH US
INFANTRY DIVISION FIGHTING WITH
ENDEAVOR IN THIS AREA IN JANUARY 1945.
MAY THEIR SACRIFICE NOT HAVE BEEN IN VAIN
ON THE 50Tth ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE
OF THE ARDENNES
