General Patch Quarters Plaque
Details:
On the north side of the road, the plaque is located on the facade of the apartment building directly above the entrance door. There are 2 other plaques on both sides. Plaque
Monument Text:
LE GÉNÉRAL PATCH
COMMANDANT LA VIIE ARMÉE U.S.A
HABITA CETTE MAISON DU 5-1 AU 27-3 1945.
IL Y PREPARA, AVEC LES CÉNÉRAUX
EISENHOWER, DEVERS ET PATTON.
LES ATTAQUES QUI, PAR DELA LE RHIN,
LUI PERMIRENT DE TERMINER BRILLAMMENT
EN AUTRICHE, LA CAMPAGNE
HEUREUSEMENT COMMENCÉE EN PROVENCE
English translation:
General Patch, Commander of the US 7th Army, lived in this house from 5 January to 27 March 1945 while he was preparing, with Generals Eisenhower, Devers, and Patton, the attacks along the Rhine which permitted him to brilliantly finish in Austria the attacks that happily started in Provence.
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
6th Army Group
7th Army
United States Army
Wars:
WWII