Monument Details

Piolenc Liberation Plaque

Details:

Attached on the free-standing stele between the Piolenc main war monument and another small monument. The plaque is placed below the white Piolencian liberators plaque.

Plaque

A semi-clear, rectangular plexiglass plaque inscribed in French and English text with black lettering. Printed in colors on the top of the plaque are the Piolenc blazon, US flag, and the 3^rd Infantry Division insignia followed by the dedication message and the 3^rd Infantry Division crest. The plaque commemorates the 3^rd Infantry Division for liberating their town on August 26, 1944 from German forces.

Monument Text:

ROCK OF THE MARNE!

Libéré le 26 Aout 1944 par les soldats de la 3ème Division d'Infanterie

de l'Armée américaine dans la Bataille pour la Libération de la

Provence du 15 Aout au 14 septembre 1944

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LIBERATED ON 26 AUGUST 1944 BY THE SOLDIERS OF THE 3rd

INFANTRY DIVISION U.S. ARMY DURING THE BATTLE TO LIBERATE

PROVENCE 15 AUGUST - 14 SEPTEMBER 1944

LE 68ème DE LA LIBERATION

DEDICATED ON THE 68^th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS LIBERATION

PIOLENC, le 26 Aout 2012

EMPLACED AT THE REQUEST OF

OP 5845 SOCIETY

OF THE 3D INFANTRY

Commemorates:

Units:

3rd Infantry Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWII

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