On the north side of the road.

The monument consists of three stones from the United States, Normandy and the Ardennes; two of which are inscribed in English language to commemorate the liberation of Eupen by 1st Infantry Division on 11 September 1944. The site also includes a small information plaque in German, French and Flemish languages explaining the origins and significance of the monument. Originally the monument was located centrally in the square, but was displaced to the side after renovations during 2008-2015.

The U.S. 1st Infantry Division liberated Eupen on 11 September 1944. It then crossed the Siegfried line and attacked the city of Aachen, Germany, which surrendered on 21 October 1944. The Big Red One was later stationed in Bütgenbach (Büllingen), Belgium (35 kilometers southeast of Eupen) and participated in countering the Rundstedt Offensive, in what is more commonly known as the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.

A group of resistance veterans of the so-called American Legion from Eupen initiated efforts to erect the monument in Eupen. On 2 June 1984, Matthias Moeris, a veteran of Belgian resistance organizations Service D and the American Legion unveiled the monument in a ceremony led by local officials, U.S. 1st Infantry Division Commanding General Major General Neil Creighton Sr. and National Executive director of the Society of the First Division Arthur Chaitt. Other participants included 1^st Infantry Division War veterans and active duty Soldiers of 1st Infantry Division (Forward), which then comprised Headquarters elements and 3rd Brigade based in Göppingen, Germany.

Sources of information: www.europeremembers.com, www.worldwartours

Upper monument  text:

AMERICA SQUARE

MONUMENT

IN MEMORY OF

THE AMERICAN

FIRST

INFANTRY DIVISION

1944

S.D. AMERICAN LEGION

Lower monument  text:

PRESENTED 2 JUNE 1984

IN HONOR OF THE FRIENDSHIP

BETWEEN THE SOLDIERS OF THE

UNITED STATES ARMY'S

1ST INFANTRY DIVISION AND THE

CITY OF EUPEN