5th Infantry Division Second Seine Crossing Marker
Details:
On the west bank of Seine river.
MarkerA stone stele constructed of irregular limestone blocks set in mortar, topped with a pyramidal concrete cap and mounted on a simple concrete base. Affixed to the front is a marble plaque bearing a French inscription commemorating the crossing of the Seine River by the U.S. 5th Infantry Division of General George S. Patton's Third Army on August 23, 1944, during the Allied advance toward the Rhine.
Source of photo: Frédéric FERCOT, googlemap
Sketch: Alphonse Frédéric Fercot
Monument Text:
ICI
LE 23 AOÛT 1944
LA 5 ÈME DIVISION
DE L' ARMÉE
G. S. PATTON
A TRAVERSE LA SEINE
EN DIRECTION DU RHIN
English translation:
HERE
ON AUGUST 23, 1944,
THE 5TH DIVISION
OF GENERAL
G. S. PATTON'S
ARMY
CROSSED THE SEINE
TOWARD THE RHINE
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
3rd US Army
5th Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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