9th Armored Division Monument
Details:
This monument is located off a small pathway leading from the road, in the middle of an open park space.
Monument This monument is large stone, about 3.5 ft. (3.1m) high and has two faces. The left face of the monument has a plaque honoring the soldiers of the 9th Armored division while the right face has a gold engraving in memory of the victims of WWII. The plaque honors the units and fallen soldiers of the 9th Armored division stationed on the Ermsdorf line during the Ardennes Offensive, especially those stationed in the village of Ermsdorf.
Monument Text:
Text on the plaque reads:
"LE 18 DECEMBRE 1944 L'ATTAQUE ALLEMANDE DES ARDENNES FUT ARRETEE SUR LA LIGNE ERMSDORF-SAVELBORN-WALDBILLIG-CHRISTNACH PAR LES SOLDATS DES UNITES SUIVANTES DU GROUPEMENT DE COMBAT "A" DE LA 9E DIVISION BLINDEE, U.S.A. :
HDQRS AND HDQRS CO, COMBAT "A"
3D ARMORED FIELD ARTILLERY BN X60TH ARMORED INFANTRY BN
CO A, 9TH ARMORED ENGINEER BNX X19TH TANK BATALLION
BATTERY A, 482D AAA AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BN
TROOPS A,X B, C E :89TH CAVALRY RECONNAISSANCE SQDN
HDQRS CO, RECONNAISSANCE CO (-), CO B ;811TH TANK DESTROYER BN
CO A, 131ST ORDNANCE MAINT BN CO A, 2D MEDICAL BN (ARMORED)
XELEMENTS DE CES UNITES SE BATTAIENT ICI
OFFERT EN MEMOIRE DE TOUS CEUX QUI SONT TOMBES AU COMBAT ICI PAR LES AMIS DE L'HISTOIRE DE DIEKIRCH ET PAR LES VETERANS DU GROUPEMENT DE COMBAT "A" DE LA 9E DIVISION BLINDEE, U.S.A."
Text on the engraving reads:
"A LA MEMOIRE DE NOS VICTIMES DE GUERRE 1940-1945"
Translation of the plaque reads:
"On December 18th, 1944 the German attack on the Ardennes was stopped on the Ermsdorf-Savelborn-Waldbillig-Christnach line by soldiers of the units below in Combat Group "A" of the 9th Armored Division, U.S.A. :
. . .
XElements of these units fought here
Offered in memory of all those that died in combat here by friends of the history of Diekirch and by the veterans of Company "A", 9th Armored Division"
Translation of the engraving reads:
"In memory of our war victims 1940-1945"
Commemorates:
Units:
131st Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion
19th Tank Battalion
2nd Medical Battalion
3rd Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 9th Armored Divsion
482nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion
60th Armored Tank Battalion
811th Tank Destroyer Battalion
9th Armored Division
9th Armored Engineer Battalion
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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