Saint-Lô in Manche, Normandy, France — Western Europe

Monument Commemoratif Saint-Lo

Vestige de l'ancienne prison, Saint-Lo

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 29, 2008

1. Monument Commemoratif Saint-Lo Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Place General de Gaulle
Plaque 1:
Les Resistants a leurs camarades victims de Nazisme 6 Juin 1944 Le C.C.L. de Saint-Lo.

Plaque 2:
La ville de Saint-Lo aux veuves et orphelins victims des guerres.

Inscription above the arch:
Aux Victimes de la Repression Nazie

English translation:
To the Victims of the Nazi Repression

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 49° 6.936′ N, 1° 5.472′ W. Marker is in Saint-Lô, Normandie (Normandy), in Manche. Memorial is on Place Général de Gaulle. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 42 Place Général de Gaulle, Saint-Lô, Normandie 50000, France. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Thomas D. Howie, the Major of St. Lo (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Thomas D. Howie (approx. 0.6 kilometers away).

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Hedgerows in Saint Lo. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Don Morfe, June 29, 2008

2. Hedgerows in Saint Lo.

After D-Day, June 6, 1944, fierce battles were fought throughout the hedgerows of Normandy. The largest battle was around the town of St. Lo, which was almost totally destroyed. Hedgerows are small fields ringed by earthen banks of dirt and roots four to six feet high, with trees and shrubs growing tight enough to serve as fences that cattle and other farm animals could not get through. They served to hide soldiers and equipment for a later ambush.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 485 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 7, 2016, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.