7th Armored Sherman Tank
Details:
Directly at the intersection Combat Vehicle An M4A1 Sherman tank mounted on a concrete pad. There is a bronze plaque mounted on the front of the tank with English text.
Monument Text:
LE CHAR INVINCIBLE
LE COURAGE INVINCIBLE
THE AMERICAN 7TH ARMORED DIVISION
AND ATTACHED UNITS
HEADQUARTERED IN VIELSALM
DURING THE CRUCIAL PERIOD
OF THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE IN THE ARDENNES
IN 1944 HELD THE IMPORTANT CENTER OF ST. VITH
PREVENTING ANY ADVANCE AND ANY EXPLOITATION
ON THIS MAIN LINE
THUS FRUSTRATING THE GERMAN OFFENSIVE
BY ITS SACRIFICE PERMITTING
THE LAUNCHING OF THE ALLIED COUNTEROFFENSIVE
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ST VITH, BELGIUM 17-23 DEC 1944 |
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DEDICATED 9 JUNE 1984 |
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PRESENTED |
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BY THE SEVENTH ARMORED DIVISION ASSOCIATION IN HONOR OF ALL WHO FOUGHT SO VALIANTLY AT ST. VITH | ||
