General Frederick Crossroads Plaque
Details:
In the roundabout at the intersection of the Route de Frejus and the Boulevard de la Liberation at the eastern entrance to Le Muy.
Plaque
A stone plaque with French and English text mounted in a bed of gravel.
The plaque remembers General Robert Frederick who commanded the 1st Airborne Task Force during Operation Dragoon in August 1944.
Monument Text:
CARREFOUR GENERAL FREDERICK
COMMANDANT L'OPERATION AEROPORTEE DRAGOON
DES 14 ET 15 AOUT 1944 SUR LA COMMUNE DU MUY
INAUGURE A L'OCCAISION DE 50EME
ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA LIBERATION
IN RECOGNITION
ON THE OCCAISSION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF OUR LIBERATION
English translation:
General Frederick Intersection. Commander of the 1st Airborne Task Force in Operation Dragoon on 14 and 15 August 1944 in the town of Le Muy, inaugurated on the 50th anniversary of our liberation.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
1st Airborne Task Force
1st Special Service Force
First Special Service Force (FSSF)
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Anvil Dragoon
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