Country of Longuyon - Memorial of Grand-failly

This monument was built in 1985 (on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the end of the second world war) thanks to a wide public subscription and to a very important voluntary work.

It was officially inaugurated on October 20th, 1985 by Mister LOISEAU prefect of Meurthe-et-Moselle, prefect, personal representative of the Minister of the War veterans and the General THE BREAKING commanding the place of VERDUN.

II is specifically brought up at THE MEMORY of 3000 American soldiers and 200 to 250 interallied soldiers fallen in the murderess " Battle of the Ardennes " and in particular to BASTOGNE ( Belgium). Their bodies rested on this hill until 1948. This stele is a message to honor and keep the memory of the sacrifice of all these nice. Especially, it is there to remind the future generations that these heroes died to deliver France and Europe from the NAZI yoke and assure the peace between the peoples in a democratic ideal.

By respect for the soldiers killed in the fight, a bronze plate indicates that 1548 German soldiers died in the same battle. Restedhere from 1944 till 1959.