On the east side of the road.

Monument

A rough-hewn stone monument bearing a rectangular plaque in the center commemorating the fierce battle for Bourg-Saint-Léonard, which changed hands four times from August 16–19, 1944, before being finally liberated by American forces on August 20, 1944, under General Patton’s command, marking the end of major German resistance in Normandy. The plaque is written in French.

ICI ÉCHOUA LA DERNIÈRE

DES CONTRE-ATTAQUES ALLEMANDES

QUI MARQUÈRENT LA FIN

DE LA BATAILLE DE NORMANDIE

APRÈS DES COMBATS ACHARNÉS

D’INFANTERIE ET DE CHARS

LA COMMUNE DU BOURG-ST-LÉONARD

CHANGEA DE MAIN QUATRE FOIS

PENDANT LES JOURNÉES

DES 16–17–18–19 AOÛT 1944

ET FUT DÉFINITIVEMENT CONQUISE

PAR LES TROUPES AMÉRICAINES

DE L’ARMÉE PATTON

LE 20 AOÛT 1944

English translation:

HERE FAILED THE LAST

OF THE GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS

THAT MARKED THE END

OF THE BATTLE OF NORMANDY

AFTER FIERCE FIGHTING

BY INFANTRY AND TANKS

THE COMMUNE OF BOURG-SAINT-LÉONARD

CHANGED HANDS FOUR TIMES

DURING THE DAYS

OF AUGUST 16–17–18–19, 1944

AND WAS DEFINITIVELY CAPTURED

BY AMERICAN TROOPS

OF PATTON'S ARMY

ON AUGUST 20, 1944