Monument Details

82nd Airborne Division Liberation Plaque

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Details:

The plaque is located in the center of the southern edge of the site facing the street. It is directly to the west of several other plaques commemorating civilians killed in WWII as well as the first borne of the Voie de la Liberté (Liberty Road). Plaque The small grey granite plaque is mounted to a decorative concrete wall which features two other plaques unrelated to American military service. It features gold leaf text in English and notes the significance of the city of Sainte-Mère-Église as the first to be liberated by Allied forces on 5-6 June 1944 during WWII.

The plaque features the text "Saga of the all american" as a reference to the 82nd Airborne Division which is nicknamed "The All-American." Led by Lieutenant General James M. Gavin who is honored at the other memorial on this site, the 82nd Airborne Division played a key role in the Normandy invasion and liberation of the town.

Monument Text:

Ste. Mère-Église

This was the first town to be liberated on the Western Front

5-6 June 1944

The saga of the all american

Commemorates:

Units:

82nd Airborne Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Normandy Invasion

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