This plaque is located on the right hand side of the monument at the Vielsalm lakeside site.  Plaque This thin silver metal plaque is attached to a gray field stone. The top of the plaque features the insignia of four different American military units. From left to right, they are: the 7th Armored Division, the 106th Infantry Division, the 9th Armored Division, and the 112th Infantry Regiment. The plaque's bilingual English and French inscription commemorates the crossing of the bridge over the Salm River between Rencheux and Vielsalm and the subsequent liberation of the town and the entirety of Belgium. The crossing of the Rencheux Bridge was an important step in gaining eastward momentum for the Allies and ultimately winning the war. 

Battle of the Bulge

Rencheux

December 23, 1944

"In Tribute of the Crossers"

"With utmost respect and gratitude to the American soldiers who crossed the

Rencheux Bridge and to the memory of their comrades who gave their lives

for the liberation of Belgium and our Peace and Freedom."

"Avec le plus profond respect et la plus grande gratitude envers les soldats américains

qui traversèrent le pont de Rencheux. À la mémoire de leurs camarades qui donnèrent leur

vie pour libérer la Belgique, pour notre Paix et notre Liberté."