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Memorial General Patton

1957 monument, obelisk with bronze medallion of General Patton.
The monument is located exactly where General Patton addressed his men on their way to Bastogne for the "Battle of the Bulge" in December 1944.

Text on the monument:
"From this point
on December 24, 1944
General Patton
sent forth the Third Army
into the battle of the Ardennes "

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Source

  • Text: Marie-Christine Vinck
  • Photos: Marie-Christine Vinck