328th Regiment, 26th Yankee Division 'Battle of the Bulge' Plaque
Details:
Monument located in the church cemetery just to the west of the church building.
Monument Text:
Inscription translates as:
Ardennens Offensive – Winter 1944/45
On December 19, 1944 the people of Noerdange were evacuated. The Resistance militia stayed and were the only armed forces on this side of the ‘Kräizerbuch’ until December 21, 1944 when the US Yankee Division arrived. When the 328th Regiment arrived, the militia was deployed in the Rédange district.
General G. S. Patton congratulated them for their endurance at Christmas.
7.5.1995
Commemorates:
Units:
26th Infantry Division
328th Infantry Regiment, 26th Infantry Divsion
3rd US Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of the Bulge