War Memorials Scheibenhard

The flowerbed near the bridge over the Lauter River has two monuments.

The left monument is red in color and is in memory of the 1st French Army, 2nd Army Corps, 3rd Infantry Division, 4th Regiment Tiralleurs Tunisiens, which managed to overpower an SS police unit on the German side in Scheibenhardt here on March 19, 1945. By the actions the Allies were able to establish a bridgehead on the German side of the Lauter.
The bridgehead allowed the 1st French Army led by General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny to break through the Siegfriend Line.

Inscription:
"1ERE
ARMEE FRANCAISE
2e CORPS D ARMEE
3e DIV.D INFANTERIE
ALGERIENNE

ICE
LE 19 MARS 1945
A 16H 30
LE 4e REGT. DE
TIRAILLEURS
TUNISIENS

A FORCE LE PASSA-
GE DE LA LAUTER
PREMIER REGIMENT
DE L ARMEE FRAN-
CAISE PENETRANT
EN ALLEMAGNE

6e COMPAGNIE EN
TETE"

The right monument is a pentagonal stone with two memorial plaques in memory of the 96th engineer battalion that built a temporary bridge over the Lauter for the 5th armored division here on March 19, 1945 this for the battle on German soil.

Inscription top plaque:
"A SCHEIBENHARD
LE 19 MARS 1945
LE 96È BATAILLON DU GÉNIE
A CONSTRUIT LE PONT PERMETTANT
LE PASSAGE DES PREMIERS BLINDÉS
DU COMBAT - COMMAND NO. 6
DE LA 5ÈME DIVISION BLINDÉE
EN ALLEMAGNE"

Inscription bottom plaque:
"ICI
LE 24 MARS 1945 EST ENTRE EN
TERRITOIRE ALLEMAND
LE GENERAL DE LATTRE DE TASSIGNY
ICE
LES 23 ET 24 MARS 1985 NOUS COMMEMORONS
TOUS UNIS CET EVENEMENT DANS
L'AMITIE ET LA PAIX"

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Source

• Text: R. Bronkhorst (2024)
• Photos: Didivo67 (1), Didivo67 (2)
• EL ABED, NEJIB, Un soleil sur les pentes de l'enfer, France, 2015.