Monument Details

XII Corps Monument

Details:

On the entrance of the parking lot.

Monument

A light brown, hewn stone monument with a rectangular plaque attached on the front. The plaque has a darker brown color and is inscribed in French text. On the center of the plaque is the US Army seal surrounded by 5 insignias of the XII Corps divisions which are the 80th Infantry Division, 35th Infantry Division, 26th Infantry Division, 4th Armored Division, and the 6th Armored Division. Below them is the dedication message. The monument honors the American XII Corps who liberated the town on December 5, 1944.

Monument Text:

EN HOMMAGE AUX

COMBATTANTS DU XII^e CORPS

DE LA III^e ARMEE AMERICAINE

5 DECEMBRE 1944

English translation:

IN TRIBUTE TO THE

12^TH CORPS FIGHTERS

OF THE THIRD AMERICAN ARMY

DECEMBER 5, 1944

Commemorates:

People:

Manton Sprague Eddy

Units:

26th Infantry Division

35th Infantry Division

3rd US Army

4th Armored Division

6th Armored Division

80th Infantry Division

United States Army

XII Corps

Wars:

WWII

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