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3rd Infantry Division Monument

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Details:

The memorial park has a curved road.  This monument is on the inside of the curve, towards the middle of the curve. Monument A stone monument with a bronze plaque in front and the 3ID crest on top, backed by three flagpoles.  Text in French and English

Monument Text:

AUGUST 15 1944 THE US 3RD INFANTRY DIVISION MADE

AN ASSAULT AMPHIBIOUS LANDING IN THIS VICINITY,

ESTABLISHED A FIRM BEACHHEAD, AND TOGETHER

WITH ITS ALLIES, BEGAN A RAPID ADVANCE UP THE

RHONE VALLEY, CULMINATING IN THE LIBERATION OF

THE PROVENCE, THE VALLEY OF THE RHONE, FRANCHE

COMTE, THE VOSGES, AND ALSACE.

 

ICI, 15 AOÛT 1944 LA TROISIME DIVISION D'IN-

FANTERIE U.S FIT UN ASSAUT AMPHIBIE ETABLIT

UN POINT DE DEBARQUEMENT AVEC SES AL-

LIES. COMMENCA UNE AVANCE RAPIDE DANS LA

AVEC SES ALLIÉS, A COMMENCÉ UNE AVANCE RAPIDE

VALLÉE DU RHONE, CULMINANT DANS LA LIBERATION

DE LA PROVENCE, LA VALLEE DU RHONE, LA FRANCHE

COMTE, LES VOSGES ET L'ALSACE.

Commemorates:

Units:

3rd Infantry Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

Battles:

Operation Anvil Dragoon

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