Petit-Réderching Liberation Monument-44th Infantry Divsion
Details:
In the center roadway garden. Monument
A pink Vosges sandstone monument with a commemorative plaque fixed to the front.
The memorial remembers the liberation of the town on the 65th Anniversary of the event. Petit-Réderching was liberated by the 324th Infantry Regiment of the 44th Infantry Division supported by the 749th Tank Battalion in December 1944.
The monument was dedicated in 2009.
Monument Text:
The text is in Franch:
Top left
1944-2009
EN MÉMOIRE
Translation:
1944-2009
IN MEMORY
(watermarked American star at bottom of text)
Top middle:
65ème ANNIVERSAIRE
DE LA LIBÉRATION
Translation:
65th ANNIVERSARY
OF LIBERATION
Top right:
Crossed French and American flags
Middle:
aux SOLDATS
du 324ème Régiment d'Infanterie (blason)
et du 749ème Tank Battalion (blason)
de la 44ème DIVISION U.S. (blason)
ayant libéré le village les 10 et 11 décembre 1944
Translation:
to the SOLDIERS
of the 324th Infantry Regiment (coat of arms)
and the 749th Tank Battalion (coat of arms)
of the 44th US DIVISION (coat of arms)
who liberated the village on December 10 and 11 1944
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
324th Infantry Regiment
44th Infantry Division
749th Tank Battalion
Wars:
WWII
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