Memorial to American pilots and resistance fighters

In 1970, on the initiative of the inhabitants of Han-sur-Lesse, this memorial was erected along a hiking trail (3 km from H-s-L), on the spot where a number of resistance fighters (including 2 Russians) were murdered.

No names are mentioned, there are only two texts.

"Ces pierres qui ont bu votre sang nous vous les dédions.
O Héros obscurs venus ici donner vie pour conserver la nôtre ".
("We commit these stones to you that drank your blood.
O invisible heroes, come here to give your life to save ours ")

«And souvenir des aviateurs américains et des résistants russes et belges tombés en ces lieux 1940 - 1945„
("Remembrance of the American airmen and Russian and Belgian resistance fallen in this area - 1940-1945")

The flags of Belgium, United States and Russia hang on a rock in the middle.

Next to the memorial stone is a bomb found in the region by a young man.
The bomb was defused by the demining service (SEDEE) in Han-sur-Lesse on 20 August 2004.

"Bomb GP 500 LBS with
Impact noze Fuze M103 & impact tail fuze M100
American general purpose bomb
Nominal weight: 250 kg
Load: 125 kg composition B "

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Source

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