Affixed to the wall at the base.

A rectangular marble plaque, inscribed in French, commemorates the liberation of Aix-en-Provence on August 21, 1944, by the U.S. 3rd Infantry Division, with the participation of the French Forces of the Interior and local Aix resistance fighters. The plaque was inaugurated on July 19, 2004.

LIBEREE LE 21 AOUT 1944

PAR LA 3EME DIVISION D'INFANTERIE U.S.

AVEC LA PARTICIPATION

DES FORCES FRANCAISES DE L'INTERIEUR

DEPUIS LEUR DEBARQUEMENT

SUR LES COTES DE LA PROVENCE

ACCOMPAGNEE DES RESISTANTS AIXOIS

DEPUIS LES PORTES DE LA CITE

LA VILLE D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE REND HOMMAGE

AUX COMBATTANTS DE CETTE GLORIEUSE UNITE

C M DU 19 JUILLET 2004

English translation:

LIBERATED ON AUGUST 21, 1944

BY THE U.S. 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION

WITH THE PARTICIPATION

OF THE FRENCH FORCES OF THE INTERIOR

FOLLOWING THEIR LANDING

ON THE COASTS OF PROVENCE

ACCOMPANIED BY THE AIX RESISTANCE FIGHTERS

FROM THE GATES OF THE CITY

THE CITY OF AIX-EN-PROVENCE PAYS TRIBUTE

TO THE SOLDIERS OF THIS GLORIOUS UNIT

CITY COUNCIL, JULY 19, 2004