Donzére Liberation Plaque
Details:
On the street corner at the east side of the road. The plaque is affixed on a monument that is in a small open shelter beside the gate of the building establishment.
Monument Text:
Top plaque:
LE 27 AOÛT 1944
LES SOLDATS AMÉRICAINS LIBÉRENT DONZÉRE
DE L'OCCUPATION ALLEMANDE
EN SOUVENIR DE CE JOUR MEMORABLE
LES DONZEROIS RECONNAISSANTS
ONT APPOSÉ CETTE PLAQUE
English translation:
ON AUGUST 27, 1944
US SOLDIERS LIBERATED DONZERE
FROM THE GERMAN OCCUPATION
REMEMBERING THAT MEMORABLE DAY
THE GRATEFUL CITIZENS OF DONZERE
HAVE AFFIXED THIS PLATE
Bottom plaque:
ROCK OF THE MARNE!
Donzère a été libéré le 27 août 1944 par les soldats de la 3ème Division d'Infanterie de l'Armée américaine, au cours de la 2ème guerre mondaile _________________________________________________
THE SOLDIERS OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION, US ARMY, LIBERATED DONZERE 27 AUGUST 1944 DURING WORLD WAR II
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Le 27 Août 2014 DEDICATED ON THE 27 August 2014
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| EMPLACED AT REQUEST OF OP 5845 SOCIETY OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION
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Commemorates:
Units:
3rd Infantry Division
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Anvil Dragoon