Liberation memorial Malmedy

This memorial on the grass to the east of the cathedral was erected on September 20, 1984, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Malmedy on September 11, 1944. It is an initiative of the local associations of veterans and war invalids. The monument lists the American army units that took part in the liberation. 150 war veterans had come over for the ceremony. It was remarkable that apart from the presence of delegations from the municipal council, patriotic associations and municipal schools, the interest of the inhabitants of Malmedy was minimal.

The monument is a five-ton boulder from the 'Nelles' quarries. The sculptors A. Gabriel applied the three hundred bronze letters.

Text on the monument:
1st US Army
11 Sept. 1944 Liberation
the Malmedy
4th Cavalry
Reconnaissance Squadron
Cie B 625th tank
Destroyer Battalion
Battery C 87th Armored
Field Artillery Battalion
Bataille Des Ardennes Dec.1944
Defense de Malmedy
17.12 Cie C 291st Engineer
Combat Battalion
18 12 Task Force 99th Inf Bn
Cie B 825yh Tank Destroyer
Battalion Norvegiens
30th Infantry Division
120th Infantry Regiment
21. 12 110th Anti Aircraft
Gun Battalion
740th Tank Battalion
526th Armored Infantry Battalion
5 Eme Battalion Fusiliers Belges

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Source

• Text: Mia van den Berg en Jan Rymenams
• Photos: Jan Rymenams (1, 2), Hans Tasma (3), Lennard Bolijn (4, 5)
• Remacle, J., La Mémoire de la seconde guerre mondiale à Malmedy de 1945 à nos jours, Malmedy, 2020