36th Infantry Division Landing Plaque - Antheor
Details:
Mounted on one of the last columns of the viaduct (north side). Can be easily seen on the west side of the road.
Plaque
A black rectangular plaque written in French commemorating the 36th Infantry Division that landed here in World War II during Operation Dragoon. The 141st Infantry Regiment landed in Camel Blue Beach aka Antheor Cove on August 15, 1944. The plaque on the viaduct remembers this, honor their KIA and wounded, and recalls their Presidential Unit Citation.
Monument Text:
Sur cette plage d'Anthéor, la plus difficile du secteur
assigné à la 36e Division d'Infanterie américaine lors
du Débarquement de Provence, s'est déployé
le 1er Bataillon du 141e Régiment. Son héroïsme, sa bravoure,
et son esprit de corps durant les journees des 15 et 16 août
1944 furent récompensés par une Presidential Unit Citation
décernée par le Général Dwight D. Eisenhower.
LEST WE FORGET! POUR NE PAS OUBLIER!
Plaque apposée le 14 Août 2022 par
Frédéric MASQUELIER
MAIRE DE SAINT-RAPHAEL
PRÉSIDENT D'ESTEREL COTE D'AZUR AGGLOMÉRATION
English translation:
On this beach at Anthéor, the most difficult in the sector
assigned to the American 36th Infantry Division during the
Provence Landings, the 1st Battalion
of the 141st Regiment was deployed. Their heroism, bravery,
and corps spirit during the days of August 15 and 16
1944 were rewarded with a Presidential Unit Citation
awarded by General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
LEST WE FORGET! POUR NE PAS OUBLIER!
Plaque affixed on August 14, 2022 by
Frédéric MASQUELIER
MAYOR OF SAINT-RAPHAEL
PRESIDENT OF ESTEREL COTE D'AZUR AGGLOMÉRATION
Commemorates:
Units:
141st Infantry Regiment
141st Infantry Regiment, 36th Division
36th Infantry Division
7th Army
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
Operation Anvil Dragoon