Memorial Brigade Piron Varaville
This memorial has been erected in memory of the First Belgian Brigade (Brigade Piron) who liberated Varaville on 20 August 1944.
The text on the memorial:
Place Brigade PIRON
EN RECONNAISSANCE A LA 1ERE
BRIGADE BELGE COMMANDEE PAR LE
GENERAL PIRON QUI LIBERA LE
HOME-VARAVILLE LE 20 AOÛT 1944
VARAVILLE
1944-1994
The translation of the text:
Square Brigade Piron
IN MEMORY OF THE FIRST
BELGIAN BRIGADE LED BY
GENERAL PIRON WHO LIBERATED LE
HOME-VARAVILLE ON 20 AUGUST 1944
VARAVILLE
1944-1994
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Source
- Text: Jente de Roust
- Photos: Jente de Roust
Nearby
Museum
- Atlantikwall - Museé de la Batterie de Merville - Merville-Franceville
- The Grand Bunker Atlantic Wall Museum - Ouistreham
Point of interest
Monument
- War Memorial Cabourg - Cabourg
- 9th Battalion memorial stele - Gonneville-en-Auge
- Merville Battery Cross of Sacrifice - Merville-Franceville
Cemetery
- Commonwealth War Graves Cabourg - Cabourg
- Commonwealth War Graves Merville-Franceville-Plage - Merville-Franceville-Plage
- Commonwealth War Grave Périers-en-Auge - Périers-en-Auge
Fortification
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