On the right side of the town war memorial.

Plaque

A rectangular stone plaque bearing a commemoration message written in French. Above the message are the flags of France and the United States of America. The depicted image on the bottom corner of the plaque is the Rimling Coat of arms. Below this plaque, a tablet could also be seen listing the soldiers of the 100^th Infantry Division who lost their lives for the town’s liberation. In front of these is a triangular prism on which a plaque is mounted in memory of Sgt Carey who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic action in defense of his unit's perimeter on January 1, 1945.

At the end of World War II, Rimling was heavily contested. The fighting resulted in numerous casualties and damage to property. On December 13, 1944, US troops took the town for the first time. From Christmas Rimling was then under heavy German fire and from January 7th to 10th of 1945, parts of the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division recaptured the village during Operation Nordwind. On January 13, the SS took 15 men between the ages of 16 and 60 hostage and kidnapped them to Zweibrücken, where they were tortured and harassed by the Gestapo. On January 20th they were allowed to go home. The names are all known. Finally, on February 15, 1945, US troops returned and finally liberated Rimling.

Source of information: www.bloges.wiki

***Note: We believe that some of the soldiers listed on this plaque as KIA were actually taken POW.

Plaque mounted on the town war memorial:

A la mémoire

Des Soldats de la 100th Infantry Division

Morts dan leur combat pour notre Libération

Honneur à tous ceux qui ont combattu

pour notre Liberté

Rimling, le 29 September 1996

English translation:

In memory of

The soldiers of the 100th Infantry Division

Died in their fight for our Liberation

Honor to all who fought

for our freedom

Rimling, September 29, 1996

Lower plaque:

Les hommes de la 100 th Infantry Division étaient
des combattants n'ayant à coeur que le dés d'accomplir leur devoir.
Entre le 20 octobre 1944 et le 22 mars 1945
la Century Division a perdu 811 soldats sur le sol Francais.
"Ayons une penséc toute particuliére pour ceux qui sont tombés à Rimling"

IN MEMORIAM

English translation:

The men of the 100th Infantry Division were

fighters who had in their hearts only the desire to do their duty.

Between October 20, 1944, and March 22, 1945

the Century Division lost 811 soldiers on French soil.

"A special thought for those who fell at Rimling".

IN MEMORIAM