Off the road about 50 meters in an opening in the woods.

A large field stone with a plaque attached to the front along with an information sign.

The memorial remembers the participants of Operation Citronelle. 'Citronelle' was an Allied special forces operation led by the Special Operations Executive, supported by the OSS,  to parachute a liaison team into the Ardennes region of Belgium to establish the strength of the local resistance forces and to aid in the development of these forces into an effective small-scale offensive and intelligence-gathering group (12 April 1944 onward). The team included one American OSS Officer, Captain Victor J. Layton.  In late August 1944, further OSS Jedburgh teams joined these operations.

Bitter fighting ensued over the course of the next few month. A monument was erected in 1994 at the initiative of former resistance fighters. On the outskirts of Revin stands a monument labelled, 'Aux Mortes Du Maquis des Manises' which bears over 100 names of young French people killed during these operations.

The text on the field stone plaque reads in French:

MISSION INTERALLIEE

CITRONELLE

MAQUIS DES ARDENNES 

AVRIL -SEPTEMBRE 1944

Translation:

INTER-ALLIED MISSION

CITRONELLE

ARDENNES MAQUIS

APRILSEPTEMBER 1944

The text on the inforation sign is in French and reads:

IN MEMORIAM
OPERATION CITRONELLE
Mise sur pied au cours du deuxième semestre 1943 par le Grand-Etat Major INTER-ALLIE En collaboration avec le B.C.R.A. de LONDRES. Son exécution en est confiée à la

MISSION CITRONELLE

Mission Inter - Alliée, Tripartite. FRANCO-ANGLO-AMERICAINE, parachutée successivement le 11-12 Avril 1944. le 05-06 Juin 1944 et le 15.08.1944.
Avec ses Volontaires recrutés en FRANCE. crée le

MAQUIS des ARDENNES

Après avoir atteint ses objectifs fixés, se trouve démobilisée par son Chef. le Colonel de BOLLARDIERES à NOUZONVILLE. le 20 Septembre 1944.
La Faim , la Soif. le Froid.
Les Peurs. les Sueurs.
La Souffrance. l'Espérance.
La Solidarité, la Fraternité.
Leur Destin. leurs Chagrins.
Leur Jeunesse.
Leur Vie.
Ils ont tout donné

Puissiez-vous vous en souvenir.

DATES DE NOS COMBATS
12 Juin 1944 -Attaque du Camp des MANISES par plus de 3.000 Allemands
02 Août 1944 -Attaque du Camp du FRANC BOIS par des troupes venant de BELGIQUE
24 /25Août 1944 - Combats et attaque au Camp de la RENARDE - Forêt de LINCHAMPS
01 au 05 Septembre 44 - Accrochages et harcèlement sur la route du LOUP et à GESPUNSART
06 Septembre 44 - Libération de NOUZONVILLE

Translation:

IN MEMORIAM
OPERATION CITRONELLE
Organized during the second half of 1943 by the Inter-Allied General Staff in 
collaboration with the BCRA in London. Its execution was entrusted to the
CITRONELLE MISSION

A tripartite Inter-Allied mission French, British, and American parachuted in successive 
waves on April 11-12, 1944, June 56, 1944, and August 15, 1944.
With volunteers recruited in France, it established the

ARDENNES MAQUIS

After achieving its set objectives, the unit was demobilized by its commander, 
Colonel de Bollardière, at Nouzonville on September 20, 1944.
Hunger, thirst, and cold.
Fears and sweats.
Suffering and hope.
Solidarity and brotherhood.
Their destiny and their sorrows.
Their youth.
Their lives.
They gave everything.

May you remember them.

DATES OF OUR BATTLES
June 12, 1944 -Attack on the Manises Camp by over 3,000 Germans
August 2, 1944 - Attack on the Franc Bois Camp by troops coming from Belgium
August 24/25, 1944 -Fighting and attack at the Renarde Camp  Linchamps Forest
September 01-15, 1944 - Skirmishes and harassment on the Loup road and at Gespunsart
September 6, 1944 - Liberation of Nouzonville