Régiment de la Chaudière Liberation Memorial – Colomby-sur-Thaon

This plaque commemorates the liberation of Colomby-sur-Thaon by Le Régiment de la Chaudière, supported by The Fort Garry Horse, on 7 June 1944.

The plaque was inaugurated in June 1994 to mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day, and serves as a reminder of the close bond between the people of Colomby-sur-Thaon and the Canadian soldiers who freed their village.

The original French inscription on the plaque reads:

1944 – 1994

Sur le long chemin qui a conduit
à la libération de l’Europe du joug nazi

LE RÉGIMENT DE LA CHAUDIÈRE
libère
COLOMBY-SUR-THAON
appuyé par The Fort Garry Horse
le 7 juin 1944

Souvenons-nous du sacrifice
des soldats canadiens, tous volontaires,
morts en Normandie

Juin 1994

In English, the inscription reads:

1944 – 1994

On the long road that led
to the liberation of Europe from Nazi oppression

THE RÉGIMENT DE LA CHAUDIÈRE
liberated
COLOMBY-SUR-THAON
supported by The Fort Garry Horse
on June 7th, 1944

Let us remember the sacrifice
of the Canadian soldiers, all volunteers,
who died in Normandy

June 1994