Grignan Liberation Plaque
Details:
On the east side of the road. The plaque is affixed on a large free-standing concrete stele.
A blue rectangular
plaque with white border, inscribed in French and English text which
commemorates the 3rd US Infantry Division for liberating Grignan in
World War II. Printed in colors on the top of the plaque are the 3rd
Infantry Division unit crest, US flag, and the 3rd Infantry
Division’s insignia which then followed by the commemoration message.
Monument Text:
ROCK OF THE MARNE!
Grignan 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 mondiale _________________________________________________
GRIGAN WAS LIBERATED ON AUGUST 1944 THE 27TH BY THE SOLDIERS OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION DURING WORLD WAR II
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LE 67ème ANNIVERSAIRE DE LA LIBERATION DEDICATED ON THE 67TH ANNIVERSARY OF ITS LIBERATION |
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EMPLACED AT REQUEST OF OP 5845 SOCIETY OF THE 3D INFANTRY DIVISION
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