The Sherman Tank Valois stands as a memorial to combatants of the French 2nd Armoured Divison who died for France during the fighting in Normandy during the 10th-23rd August 1944
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LA MEMOIRE DES COMBATTANTS
DE LA 2E DB
MORTS POUR LA FRANCE
DANS LES COMBATS DE NORMANDIE
10-23 AOUT 1944
IN
MEMORY OF COMBATANTS
FROM THE 2ND ARMOURED DIVISION
WHO DIED FOR FRANCE
IN THE NORMANDY FIGHTING
August 10-23, 1944
Address
D26/D225
La Ferrière-Béchet, Orne
61500
France
Coordinates
48.550168, 0.048676
Parking
A memorial to combatants of the 2nd French Armoured Division who died on the 13th August 1944 during the battle of Normandy.
Sherman tank "Keren" belonged to the 501st Tank Regiment of the French 2nd Armoured Division and was knocked out on the 12 August 1944 when a German shell struck the turret killing 3 crew members
The grave of Lieutenant Guy Armand Levy who was killed during the liberation of Monperthuis
