3rd Infantry Division Plaque - Chateauneuf-du-Pape
Details:
The plaque is attached at the right side of the outside wall very near the side door of the city hall. Plaque A blue metal plaque, inscribed in white, French and English text. The plaque honors the soldiers of the 3rd US Division who liberated the town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape on August 26, 1944.
Monument Text:
(Coat of Arms Chateauneuf-du-Pape)
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Châteauneuf-du-Pape a été libéré le 26 aout 1944 par les soldats de la 3eme Division d’Infanterie de l’armée Américaine au cours de la 2eme guerre mondiale. | (-map-) | THE SOLDIERS OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION, US ARMY, LIBERATED CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 26 AUGUST 1944 DURING WORLD WAR II | |||
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LE 26 Août 2014 DEDICATED ON 26 AUGUST 2014 | ROCK OF THE MARNE! | EMPLACED AT REQUEST OF OP 5845 SOCIETY OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION | |||
English translation:
Le 26 Aout 2014 = August 26, 2014
Châteauneuf-du-Pape a été libéré le 26 aout 1944 par les soldats de la 3eme Division d’Infanterie de l’armée Américaine au cours de la 2eme guerre mondiale. | = | THE SOLDIERS OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION, US ARMY, LIBERATED CHATEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 26 AUGUST 1944 DURING WORLD WAR II |
Commemorates:
Units:
3rd Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Anvil Dragoon