Memorial Liberation Colombières
This plaque commemorates the 115th Infantry Regiment of the 29th Infantry Division U.S. National Guard, which liberated Colombières on 8 and 9 June 1944.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Jeroen Koppes (1) & Kees Jan Koster (2)
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