Inside the park, visible from the Rue Bonaparte road.

Plaque

A standing white marble plaque that contains a commemoration message that is written in French. In the center is the unit insignia. This is the 1^st plaque from the left among the 3 plaques in there. The memorial was inaugurated on May 8, 1995.

Source of photos: monumentsmorts.univ-lille.fr

IN MEMORIAM

LE 27 AOUT 1944,

AU COURS DE LA CAMPAGNE MENÉE POUR CHASSER

L'ENNEMI DU SUD DE LA FRANCE, LA

FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE DES ETATS-UNIS

ET DU CANADA, AVEC LE CONCOURS DE LA

RESISTANCE FRANCAISE, ATTEIGNIT CAGNES-SUR-MER.

APRÈS AVOIR LIBERE CETTE CHARMANTE CITE, LA FIRST

SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE POUR SUIVIT SA ROUTE

JUSQU'A LA FRONTIERE FRANCO-ITALIENNE.

AU COURS DE CETTE CAMPAGNE,

66 COMBATTANTS DE CETTE FORCE FURENT TUES

ET PLUS DE 200 BLESSES.

C'EST A NOS CAMARADES AMERICAINS, CANADIENS

ET FRANCAIS TOMBES AU COURS DE CES COMBATS

QUE NOUS DEDIONS CE MEMORIAL.

FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE ASSOCIATION

8 MAI 1995

English translation:

IN MEMORIAM

ON AUGUST 27, 1944,

DURING THE CAMPAIGN TO DRIVE

THE ENEMY FROM THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, THE

FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE OF THE UNITED STATES

AND CANADA, WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE

FRENCH RESISTANCE, REACHED CAGNES-SUR-MER.

AFTER LIBERATING THIS CHARMING TOWN, THE FIRST

SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE CONTINUED ON ITS WAY

TO THE FRENCH-ITALIAN BORDER.

DURING THIS CAMPAIGN,

66 MEMBERS OF THIS FORCE WERE KILLED

AND OVER 200 WOUNDED.

TO OUR AMERICAN, CANADIAN AND FRENCH COMRADES

AND FRENCH COMRADES WHO FELL IN THESE BATTLES

THAT WE DEDICATE THIS MEMORIAL.

FIRST SPECIAL SERVICE FORCE ASSOCIATION

MAY 8TH 1995