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Resistance Air Drops Monument

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Details:

On the north side of the Rue and Route de la Croix Blanche intersection.

Monument
A white triangular stone in a hedged-in grass square bearing an inlaid plaque whose inscription commemorates the Resistance fighters and those US airmen who supplied them during WWII.

Monument Text:

LA CROIX BLANCHE

 

PENDANT LA GUERRE

ET L'OCCUPATION ALLEMANDE

CE HAMEAU ETAIT UN

HAUT LIEU DE LA RESISTANCE

ET DE PARACHUTAGE

DU BOCAGE GATINAIS.

 

HOMMAGE A CES

COMBATTANTS DE L'OMBRE

ET A CEUX QUI LES ONT SOUTENUS

POUR QUE LA FRANCE

RETROUVE SON INDEPENDENCE

SON HONNEUR ET SA LIBERTE.

 

 

English translation:

 

LA CROIX BLANCHE

 

This village was a center of Resistance activity and parachute resupply during the war and the German occupation.

 

In memory of those shadow warriors and those who supported them so that France might recapture its independence honor and liberty.

Commemorates:

Units:

French Resistance

United States Air Force

Wars:

WWII

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