26th Infantry Division
Details:
Monument is located in the church cemetery just to the west of the church. Monument Low stone monument with a bronze plaque on top in Luxembourgish text.
Monument Text:
Inscription translates as:
Ardennens Offensive – Winter 1944/45 On December 19, 1944 the people of
Noerdange were evacuated. The Resistance militia stayed and were the only armed
forces on this side of the ‘Kräizerbuch’ until December 21, 1944 when the US
Yankee Division arrived. When the 328th Regiment arrived, the
militia was deployed in the Rédange district. General G. S. Patton
congratulated them for their endurance at Christmas.
Commemorates:
Units:
26th Infantry Division
3rd US Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of the Bulge