Monument Details

Battle of the Bulge Monument

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Details:

Monument located in park just in front of Fondation Pescatore in Luxembourg city. Plaque Polished stone monument with several plaques to commemorate the Battle of the Bulge and the units that participated. Inscribed on the stone is: WWII The Battle of the Bulge 16 Dec. 1944 - 25 Jan 1945, with a large emblem of the Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge.

Monument Text:

Top plaque list the units that fought in the Battle of the Bulge with the words:

Triumph of Courage

The Battle of the Bulge

16 Dec. 1944 - 25 Jan 1945

The plaque on the side of the monument reads:

The gallant soldiers that fought in these illustrious units participated, endured and died in the greatest land battle ever fought and won by the United States Army.

The courage and determination displayed by these soldiers turned the enemy advances and saved what Winston Churchill later proclaimed the most important battle of W.W. II when confronted by overwhelming enemy forces under the most trying of circumstances.

Commemorates:

Units:

101st Airborne Division

106th Infantry Division

10th Armored Division

11th Armored Division

12th Army Group

17th Airborne Division

18th Airborne Corps

1st Airborne Army

1st Allied Airborne Army

1st Infantry Division

1st US Army

26th Infantry Division

28th Infantry Division

2nd Armored Division

2nd Infantry Division

30th Infantry Division

35th Infantry Division

3rd Armored Division

3rd US Army

4th Armored Division

4th Infantry Division

5th Armored Division

5th Infantry Division

6th Armored Division

75th Infantry Division

76th Infantry Division

78th Infantry Division

7th Armored Division

80th Infantry Division

82nd Airborne Division

83rd Infantry Division

84th Infantry Division

87th Infantry Division

8th Air Force

8th Armored Division

90th Infantry Division

9th Air Force

9th Armored Division

9th Infantry Division

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Battle of the Bulge

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