Liberation plaque - Allied Paratroopers, 1st Town Liberated, Operation Dragoon
Details:
On the door above the town hall on the outside wall.
PlaqueA stone plaque with French text commemorating the town's liberation by allied parachutists
Monument Text:
LA MOTTE
1IER VILLAGE DE PROVENCE
LIBÉRÉ PAR LES TROUPES
PARACHUTÉES ALLIÉES
LE 15 AOÛT 1944 À 3H DU MATIN
English translation:
La Motte, the first town liberated in Provence by allied paratroopers on 15 August 1944 at 3am.
Commemorates:
Units:
1st Airborne Task Force
1st Allied Airborne Army
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Anvil Dragoon
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