1st Armored Division (CCB) & 10th Mountain Division Memorial Fountain
Details:
Just off the street along the trail to the faro (Lighthouse of the Fallen of the Mountains)
MonumentThe memorial is a fountain with an inscribed plaque.
The fountain remembers the Combat Command B of the 1st Armored Division and the 10th Mountain Division which fought and liberated the town and surrounding area during World War 2 while fighting through the Gothic Line
Monument Text:
The text on plaque portion is written in Italian and reads:
LA POPOLAZIONE DI GAGGIO MONTANO
RICORDA
I SOLDATI APPARTENENTI AL
COMBAT COMMAND B
E ALLA
DECIMA MOUNTAIN DIVISION
DEGLI STATI UNITI D’ AMERICA
CHE CON ABNEGAZIONE E GEREROSITA’ COMBATTERONO
SULLE NOSTRE MONTAGNE NELL’ INVERNO 1944-1945
PER LA RICONQUISTA DELLA LIBERTA E DELLA PACE
GAGGIO MONTANO, 28 MAGGIO 2003
The translation is:
THE CITIZENS OF GAGGIO MONTANO
REMEMBERS
THE SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO
COMBAT COMMAND B (1ST ARMORED DIVISION)
AND OF THE
10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WHO WITH SELF-SACRIFICE AND GENEROSITY FOUGHT
IN OUR MOUNTAINS DURING THE WINTER OF 1944-45
FOR THE CONQUEST OF LIBERTY AND PEACE
GAGGIO MONTANO 28 MAY 2003
