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Memorial Killed Tank Crew Stonne

This memorial is just outside the boundary of Stonne. It is a monument in the shape of a tank. It commemorates the killed crew of a tank.

Text on the monument:

Ici fut detruit le char "Chinon" avec tout son equipage:
Yves ROHOU,
André DUCASSE
Roger MAUGER
Maxime QUEVY
Henri VANDERBECQ
au cours des combats acharnés que livrèrent a Stonne
les 15, 16, 17, 18 mai 1940
les 41e, 45e, 49e bataillons de chars de combats.

Here was the tank "Chinon" destroyed with the entire crew:
Yves ROHOU,
André DUCASSE
Roger MAUGER
Maxime QUEVY
Henri VANDERBECQ
During the fierce battles that were delivered in Stonne
on 15, 16, 17, 18 May 1940
by the 41st, 45th, 49th (combat) tank battalions.

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Source

  • Text: TracesOfWar.com
  • Photos: Koos Winkelman

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