87th Division Monument
Details:
On the north side of the road, right at the hilltop. Marker A square white cobblestone base with the insignia of the 3rd US Army built into the base with bricks. A rough fieldstone holds a plastic plaque which shows the US flag, the insignia of the 87th Division, and text in German and English.
Monument Text:
DO YOU REMEMBER ?
87th U.S. Infantry, 3rd U.S. Army
Einheiten der 87. U.S. Infanterie-
division (346.Regiment) befreiten den
Grenzort Wasserbillig am 23. Januar 1945.
Drei Tage später,am 26. Januar,befreiten
sie das Öslinger Dorf Huldange
mit der bekannten "Burrigplatz".
Mit der Sicherung dieser
beiden Orte hatten die tapferen Soldaten
ohne ihr Wissen den tiefsten und
den höchsten Punkt des
Großherzogtums Luxemburg
innerhalb von drei Tagen befreit.
Units of 87th U.S. Infantry Division, 346th Regiment
liberated the border town of Wasserbillig
on January 23rd, 1945. Three days later,
on January 26th, 1945 they liberated the
Ösling village of Huldange with the
well-known Castle Square. By securing
these two locations within three days,
these brave soldiers had liberated,
without knowing, the highest and the lowest
points of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Thank you for liberating us.
87th U.S. Infantry Division