Memorial to the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment in Le Fiere, Normandy, located at the western end of the La Fiere causeway near the hamlet of Cauquigny.
IN HOMAGE OF THE BRAVERY
AND SACRIFICES ENDURED BY
THE 325th GLIDER INFANTRY
REGIMENT IN NORMANDY
-1944-
LET US REMEMBER
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Located at the western end of the La Fiere causeway the hamlet of Cauquigny witnessed heavy fighting from the 6th to 9th June 1944 between paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division and grenadiers of the 91st German Infantry Division.
Read moreThe Airborne Trooper Statue is a tribute to the American Airborne Soldiers of D-Day. The monument is located next to the Bridge in La Fiere where on the 6th-9th of June members of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and 325th Glider Regiment fought against repeated German attacks.
Read moreThe memorial is dedicated to the American Airborne Troops who lost their lives in the area.
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