At the rear right side of the anti-aircraft gun.

A rectangular information board mounted on a wooden base commemorating the Battle of Imbrechies, which occurred on September 2, 1944, when U.S. troops of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division entered Belgium and reached the Imbrechies ridge. The battle was fought between American forces positioned in Monceau-Imbrechies and German troops in Macon, which resulted to 12 casualties, including 1st Lieutenant Claude B. Cook. The board is written in both English and French.

Momignies

La bataille d'Imbrechies

The Battle of Imbrechies

Vous êtes sur la crête dImbrechies dominée par le Château

dImbrechies et offrant une large vue sur les villages de Macon et

Salles. Au loin, vous pouvez distinguer les carrières de Wallers, la

ferme de lErmitage, le Château deau de Baives, léglise et le

calvaire de Macon

You are on the Imbrechies ridge, dominated by the Imbrechies Castle and

offering a wide view of Macon and Salles villages. From here, you can see

the Wallers stone quarry, the Hermitage Farm, Baives water tower, the

Church and Calvary of Macon 

Le 2 sept. 1944 à 8h30, le 60 RI, 9 Div. dInfanterie, 1ère Armée US

traverse la frontière à Cendron. Vers 10h, ils atteignent la crête

dImbrechies. La 2ème SS Panzer Division « Das Reich » les attend à

Macon. Une estafette allemande se fait intercepter par un tir

américain au Terne Rousseau.

On Sept. 2, 1944 at 8:30 a.m., the 60th IR, 9th Infantry Div., 1st U.S. Army

crossed the border in Cendron. At around 10 a.m., they reached the

Imbrechies ridge. The 2nd SS Panzer Division Das Reich was waiting for

them in Macon. A German jeep was stopped by U.S. machine gun fire at

Terne Rousseau.

La bataille dImbrechies opposant les Américains

à Monceau-Imbrechies et les Allemands à Macon dure près

dune heure. À lissue du combat, les troupes US déplorent la perte de

12 GIs dont le 1er Lt Claude B. Cook, tué dans létable devenue le

Musée 40-44 Lieutenant Cook.

The Imbrechies battle opposing the Americans in Monceau-Imbrechies to the

Germans in Macon lasted for about an hour. When the fight ended, the U.S.

troops had lost 12 GIs dont le 1er Lt Claude B. Cook, who was

killed in the stable which later became the Museum 40-44 Lieutenant

Cook.