First Division -Henri Chapelle
Details:
On the north side of the road, immediately east of the disco. Monument
A tall grey granite obelisk commemorating by name all of the First Infantry Division soldiers killed while fighting in the area. The Memorial Commemorates the 1st Infantry Division’s 1223 dead between 7 September and 15 December 1944.
It is one of five similar World War 2 memorials placed across
Europe by the 1ID.
Monument Text:
Aachen
The officers and
men of the 1st United States Infantry Division who were killed in this period
while fighting for the liberty of the world.
Les officiers et hommes de la 1ere Division d'Infanterie américain qui furent tues pendant cette période en combattant pour la liberté du monde.
