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
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MEMORY OF COMBATANTS
FROM THE 2ND ARMOURED DIVISION
WHO DIED FOR FRANCE
IN THE NORMANDY FIGHTING
August 10-23, 1944
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A memorial to combatants of the 2nd French Armoured Division who died on the 13th August 1944 during the battle of Normandy.
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