Maxwell Taylor HQ Plaque
Details:
On the pillars supporting the outside gate on either side of the gate.
The two plaques commemorate this location as the 101st US Airborne Division HQ starting on the morning of 6 June 1944. General Maxell Taylor, the Division Commander, remained here for eight days. The left bronze plaque is the insignia of the 101st Airborne Division. The right stone plaque has a gold leaf inscription and French text.
Monument Text:
DANS CETTE MAISON
LE 6 JUIN 1944
A 9 HEURES
LE GENERAL
MAXWELL D. TAYLOR
COMMANDANT
LA 101ème
AIRBORNE DIVISION
ETABLIT LE 1er
POSTE DE
COMMANDEMENT
DES TROUPES
AEROPORTEES
AMERICAINES
English translation:
IN THIS HOUSE
ON JUNE 6, 1944
AT 9 A.M.
THE GENERAL
MAXWELL D. TAYLOR
COMMANDER
THE 101st
AIRBORNE DIVISION
ESTABLISHED THE 1st
COMMAND POST
OF THE
AMERICAN
AIRBORNE TROOPS
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
101st Airborne Division
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Normandy Invasion
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