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Luxeuil-les-Bains Liberation Plaque

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Details:

On the left side of the town’s war memorial.

Plaque

A rectangular plaque commemorating the town’s liberation in World War II. Luxeuil-les-Bains was liberated by the 36th, 3rd, and 45th Divisions, on September 16, 1944. The plaque is written in French. 


A related memorial about the liberation is mentioned here: https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=1313&MemID=1727

Source of photo: www.geneanet.org

Monument Text:

LE 16 SEPTEMBRE 1944

LA VILLE DE LUXEUIL-LES-BAINS

A ETE DELIVREE

PAR LES 36EME, 3EME, ET 45EME

DIVISIONS AMERICAINES

 

 

English translation:

 

ON SEPTEMBER 16, 1944

THE TOWN OF LUXEUIL-LES-BAINS

HAS BEEN DELIVERED

BY THE 36TH, 3RD AND 45TH 

AMERICAN DIVISIONS

Commemorates:

Units:

36th Infantry Division

3rd Infantry Division

45th Infantry Division

United States Army

Wars:

WWII