9th Armored Division 'Battle of the Bulge' Memorial
Details:
This monument is located directly off the road in an open area, directly between two flag poles.
Monument Text:
Text of the plaque reads:
"LE 18 DECEMBRE 1944 L'ATTAQUE ALLEMANDE DES ARDENNES FUT ARRETEE SUR LA
LIGNE ERMSDORF-SAVELBORN-WALDBILLIG-CHRISTNACH PAR LES SOLDATS DES
UNITES SUIVANTES DU GROUPEMENT DE COMBAT "A" DE LA 9E DIVISION BLINDEE,
U.S.A. :
HDQRS AND HDQRS CO, COMBAT "A"
3D ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BN 60TH ARMORED INFANTRY BN
CO A, 9TH ARMORED ENGINEER BN 19TH TANK BATALLION
BATTERY A, 482D AAA AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BN
TROOPS A,X B,X C EX :89TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQDN
HDQRS CO, XRECONNAISSANCE CO (-), XCO BX ;811TH TANK DESTROYER BN
CO A, 131ST ORDNANCE MAINT BN CO A, 2D MEDICAL BN (ARMORED)
XELEMENTS DE CES UNITES SE BATTAIENT ICI
OFFERT
EN MEMOIRE DE TOUS CEUX QUI SONT TOMBES AU COMBAT ICI PAR LES AMIS DE
L'HISTOIRE DE DIEKIRCH ET PAR LES VETERANS DU GROUPEMENT DE COMBAT "A"
DE LA 9E DIVISION BLINDEE, U.S.A."
Translation of the text:
"On December 18th, 1944 the German attack on the Ardennes was
stopped on the Ermsdorf-Savelborn-Waldbillig-Christnach line by
soldiers of the units below in Combat Group "A" of the 9th Armored Division, U.S.A. :
. . .
XElements of these units fought here
Offered
in memory of all those that died in combat here by friends of the
history of Diekirch and by the veterans of Combat Group "A", 9th Armored
Division"
Commemorates:
Units:
131st Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
19th Tank Battalion
2nd Medical Battalion
3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Divsion
482nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
60th Armored Tank Battalion
811th Tank Destroyer Battalion
9th Armored Division
9th Armored Engineer Battalion
Combat Command A, 9th Armored Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Battle of the Bulge
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