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Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Liberation Plaque

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Details:

 Attached on the right side wall of gate arch.


Plaque

Two commemorative plaques, one above the other, in memory of the town’s liberators in World War II. The upper plaque, inscribed in French text, mentions two allied forces that liberated the town while the glass plaque below it, inscribed in French and English text, was dedicated in honor of the 3rd US Infantry Division. The plexiglass plaque is printed in colors and bears the town’s emblem, US flag, and the 3rd Infantry Division insignia followed by the commemoration message.

Monument Text:

Upper plaque:

 

LE 27 AOÛT 1944

LA VILLE ET LE CANTON

DE

SAINT PAUL TROIS CHATEAUX

ONT ETE LIBERES PAR L'ACTION CONJOINTE

DE L'ARMEE AMÉRICAINE ET DES F.F.I DE LA DRÔME

 

English translation:

 

AUGUST 27, 1944

THE CITY AND THE CANTON

OF

SAINT PAUL TROIS CHATEAUX

HAVE BEEN RELEASED BY JOINT ACTION

OF THE AMERICAN ARMY AND OF THE DRÔME F.F.I.

 

 

Lower plaque:

 

ROCK OF THE MARNE!

 

Libéré le 27 août 1944 par les soldats de la

3ème Division d'Infanterie de l'Armée Américaine,

au cours de la 2eme guerre mondiale

_________________________________________________

 

LIBERATED 27 AUGUST 1944 BY

THE SOLDIERS OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION

DURING WORLD WAR II

 

 

LE 67ème ANNIVERSAIRE

DE LA LIBERATION

DEDICATED ON THE 67TH

ANNIVERSARY OF ITS LIBERATION

 

 

EMPLACED AT REQUEST OF

OP 5845 SOCIETY

OF THE 3D INFANTRY

DIVISION

 

Commemorates:

Units:

3rd Infantry Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

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