Dornot Bridgehead 11th Infantry Regiment Plaque
Details:
On the wall adjacent to the church next to the town war memorial plaque; by the historic walk stop #3.
PlaqueA yellow sandstone inscribed plaque.
The plaque remembers the the 5th "Red Diamond" Infantry Division's 11th Infantry Regiments effort to cross the Mosel River and develop a bridgehead in September 1944.
Stop # 3 covers the river crossing from a nice viewpoint and information about initial crossing by the lead battalion of the 11th Regiment led by LTC Kelley Lemmon.
See sites Dornot-Corny Historic Walk and Corny -Moselle River Recreation Area for more about this crossing operation.
Monument Text:
The plaque is inscribed in French. The English translation is:
IN MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS
OF THE 11TH INFANTRY REGIMENT
HEROES OF THE DORNOT BRIDGEHEAD
SEPTEMBER 1944
REMEMBER
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division
3rd US Army
5th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle for Metz
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