Liberation of St Symphorien
Details:
In the small memorial park at the intersection, behind the large VFW memorial. A small concrete stele with a tiny concrete stele on each side. The emblem of the Voie de la Liberté is on the larger stele. French text commemorating the Third US Army who liberated the town.
Monument Text:
On the front of the stele:
VOIE
DE LA
LIBERTÉ
ST SYMPHORIEN
English translation:
Liberty
Highway
St Symphorien
On the left side of the stele:
ST SYMPHORIEN
A ÉTÉ
LIBEREE
LE
17 AOUT 44
PAR
LA
3 ARMEE US
English translation:
St Symphorien was liberated on 17 August 1944 by the Third US Army.
On the marker, left of the stele:
AVRANCHES
491 km.
On the marker, right of the stele:
METZ
488 km.
