79th Infantry Division - Cross of Lorraine Monument
Details:
In the middle of the memorials.
MonumentA large rust-toned metal Cross of Lorraine is reinforced by a diagonally angled support beam bearing three square plaques, two on the front and one on the back, honoring the 79th U.S. Infantry Division and the liberation of Alsace during World War II, with the inscriptions written in French. The monument was made by David Roehlly.
photos: Niederschaeffolsheim town hall
Monument Text:
On the upper front plaque:
EN HOMMAGE À LA LIBÉRATION
DE
WAHLENHEIM LE 24.11.1944
BATZENDORF LE 28.11.1944
NIEDERSCHAEFFOLSHEIM LE 29.11.1944
PAR LA
79EME DIVISION D'INFANTERIE U.S.
English translation:
IN TRIBUTE TO THE LIBERATION
OF
WAHLENHEIM ON 24.11.1944
BATZENDORF ON 28.11.1944
NIEDERSCHAEFFOLSHEIM ON 29.11.1944
BY THE
79TH U.S. INFANTRY DIVISION
