Affixed to the pillar of the bridge.

Plaque

A rectangular granite plaque inscribed in French and gold lettering giving thanks to the American soldiers who liberated the commune of Givet on September 7, 1944. In World War II, Givet was occupied by the Germans on May 12, 1940, and liberated by the Allies on September 7, 1944.

Operating under the command of the VII U.S. Army Corps, the 9th Infantry Division and attached units, crossed the Belgian border and during the period from 3 to 13 September 1944, defeated the German Army in a decisive manner, in the sector of Florennes – Namur – Dinant – Givet, liberating all the Belgian territory included in this zone. During that time, the passage of the Meuse was forced at Dinant and they advanced on the Huy – Theux axis. The division and attached units then pushed back the enemy beyond the German border to within the Siegfried fortifications.

Source of information: en.wikipedia.org, 9thinfantrydivision.net

Source of photo: www.memorialgenweb.org

EN SOUVENIR

DE LA LIBERATION

DE LA VILLE

PAR LES TROUPES

AMERICAINES

LE 7 SEPTEMBRE 1944

LA POPULATION

DE GIVET

RECONNAISSANTE

English translation:

IN REMEMBRANCE

OF THE LIBERATION

OF THE CITY

BY AMERICAN

AMERICAN TROOPS

ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1944

THE POPULATION

OF GIVET

IS GRATEFUL