Luxeuil-les-Bains Liberation Plaque
Details:
On the left side of the town’s war memorial.
Plaque
A rectangular plaque commemorating the town’s liberation in World War II. Luxeuil-les-Bains was liberated by the 36th, 3rd, and 45th Divisions, on September 16, 1944. The plaque is written in French.
A related memorial about the liberation is mentioned here: https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=1313&MemID=1727
Source of photo: www.geneanet.org
Monument Text:
LE 16 SEPTEMBRE 1944
LA VILLE DE LUXEUIL-LES-BAINS
A ETE DELIVREE
PAR LES 36EME, 3EME, ET 45EME
DIVISIONS AMERICAINES
English translation:
ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1944
THE TOWN OF LUXEUIL-LES-BAINS
HAS BEEN DELIVERED
BY THE 36TH, 3RD AND 45TH
AMERICAN DIVISIONS
Commemorates:
Units:
36th Infantry Division
3rd Infantry Division
45th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII