Resistance Air Drops Monument
Details:
On the north side of the Rue and Route de la Croix Blanche intersection.
Monument
A white triangular stone in a hedged-in grass square bearing an inlaid plaque whose inscription commemorates the Resistance fighters and those US airmen who supplied them during WWII.
Monument Text:
LA CROIX BLANCHE
PENDANT LA GUERRE
ET L'OCCUPATION ALLEMANDE
CE HAMEAU ETAIT UN
HAUT LIEU DE LA RESISTANCE
ET DE PARACHUTAGE
DU BOCAGE GATINAIS.
HOMMAGE A CES
COMBATTANTS DE L'OMBRE
ET A CEUX QUI LES ONT SOUTENUS
POUR QUE LA FRANCE
RETROUVE SON INDEPENDENCE
SON HONNEUR ET SA LIBERTE.
English translation:
LA CROIX BLANCHE
This village was a center of Resistance activity and parachute resupply during the war and the German occupation.
In memory of those shadow warriors and those who supported them so that France might recapture its independence honor and liberty.