Blay American Liberators Monument
Details:
Located at the top of the mound at the southwest corner of the intersection of D96 and D97A.
Monument
Stele made of grey granite polished on two sides. Size: 1.50x0.80m. French text in gold letters. The American, British and French flags are engraved at the top of the stele. The stele primarily remembers the Americans who liberated Blay. It also commemorates British Marshal Montgomery who setup his tactical headquarters near Blay during the Normandy Invasions.
Monument Text:
RECONNAISSANCE
À NOS LIBÉRATEURS
AMÉRICAINS
9 JUIN 1944
_____________
EN HOMMAGE
AU MARÉCHAL MONTGOMERY
QUI A ÉTABLI SON P.C.
À BLAY DU 23 JUIN 1944
AU 03 AOÛT 1944
English translation:
Gratitude to our American liberators - June 9, 1944
In tribute
to Field Marshal Montgomery
who established his command post
in BLAY on June 23, 1944
until August 3, 1944