Memorial to the Brigade du Languedoc - Huningue, Alsace, France
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A memorial honoring the soldiers of the Brigade du Languedoc fallen for the liberation of Huningue.
Waymark Code: WMCV44
Location: Grand-Est, France
Date Posted: 10/13/2011
Views: 8
This monument is located just next to the old canal at the bank of the Rhine. It is a marble plate hold by a steel construction.
On the plate there are the coat of arms of Huningue and the emblem of the 80th infantry regiment.
The text: "A la memoire des combattants volontaires de lla Brigade du Languedoc - 80ème R.I. - morts pour la libération de Huningue
30 novembre 1844 - 24 avril 1945
Passant, souviens-toi"
English: "In memory of the voluntary combatants of the Brigade de Languedoc (80th infantry regiment) who died for the liberation of Huningue
November 30 1944 - April 24 1945
Passerby, remember!"
Property Permission: Public
Location of waymark:
Quai du Rhin
Huningue, 68 France
68330
Commemoration: Members of the 80th infantry regiment fallen in Huningue
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access instructions: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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