Monument Details

5th Infantry Division Moselle River Crossing Monument

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Details:

In a small recreation area on the Moselle River off of the D657. �About a kilometer north of Corny-sur-Moselle. �Immediately on the eastern side of the river. �Near a marker for PFC Jerome Deneen and the the Infantry Division Parcours Historique (Historic Walk). Marker

A one meter high rectangular yellowish stone monument with a "Red Diamond" - symbol of the 5th Infantry Division and the 7th Armored Division symbol, that marks the spot where the 5th Infantry Division crossed the Moselle River with the support of the 7th Armored Division to create the Dornot Bridgehead.

The memorial is located at the exact location of the 1944 crossing site.

The historic walk provides maps and perspectives on the crossing; another Historic Walk is located in Dornot on the other side of the river; see Site�Dornot-Corny.

Monument Text:

Symbol of the 5th Infantry�Division (On Front)

Symbol of the 7th Armored Divison (Side)

WE�� WILL

A LA MEMOIRE

DES VAILLANTS

SOLDATS AMERICAINS

DE LA 5TH DIVISION US

QUI ONT

DOULOUREUSEMENT

TRAVERSE LA MOSELLE

A CET ENDROIT

EN SEPTEMBRE 1944

POUR NOTRE LIBERT�

1994

English Translation:

"We Will"�

To the memory of the brave American Soldiers of the 5th US Infantry Division who painfully crossed the Moselle river at this location in September 1944 for our freedom.

Commemorates:

Units:

11th Infantry Regiment, 5th Infantry Division

5th Infantry Division

7th Armored Division

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Battle for Metz

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