Monument Details

Mietesheim Liberation Plaque -45th & 36th Infantry Divisions

Details:

The memorial is set beside the street signs and is over the sloping garden scape that is edged by retaining walls.

Plaque

A� rectangular brown plaque with printed wood background attached to a wooden backboard and is affixed to an upright stone that is supported by a stone base. The plaque is printed in French and English in a white lettering inscription. The images depicted are the insignias of the 45^th and the 36^th Infantry Divisions. The plaque commemorates the American soldiers of the above Divisions in liberating the town from German occupation during World War II. It is also placed below another plaque with a picture of the church.

Monument Text:

En l'honneur des soldats Am�ricains

ayant lib�r� � deux reprises le village de MIETESHEM.

3 d�cembre 1944 / 1^�re LIB�RATION

par la 45^e Division d'infanterie US � Thunderbirds �

December 3rd, 1944, / 1st RELEASE

by the 45^th US Infantry Division � Thunderbirds �

Janvier 1945/ OP�RATION NORDWIND

Recul Am�ricain sur la Moder et r�occupation Allemande.

January 1945,/ OPERATION NORDWIND

American withdrawal on the Moder river and German reoccupation.

15 mars 1945/ LIB�RATION D�FINITIVE

par la 36^e Division d'inf�nterie US � Arrowhead �

March 15, 1945, FINAL RELEASE

by the 36^th US Infantry Division � Arrowhead �

In honor of the American soldiers having

twice released the village of MIETESHEM.

Commemorates:

Units:

36th Infantry Division

45th Infantry Division

7th Army

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

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