Valkenburg in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Limburg, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment Monument

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024

1. Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment Monument - upper plaque

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This monument was erected to honor the men of the 119th Regiment, of the 30th Infantry Division, who gave their lives in the liberation of Valkenburg, so that its citizens may continue to live in peace

De bevrijding van Valkenburg was pas een feit nadat het Duitse kanon op de achtergrond onschadelijk was gemaakt. Tot de ochtend van 17 september 1944 zaaide het dood en verderf in de stad en onder de bevrijders.

(The liberation of Valkenburg was only a fact after the German cannon here in the background had been taken out of action. Until the morning of September 17th, 1944, it had sown death and destruction in the city and among the liberators.)

Erected 1989.

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

Location. 50° 52.076′ N, 5° 49.926′ E. Monument is in Valkenburg, Limburg, in Valkenburg aan de Geul. It is on Geneindestraat, on the left when traveling east. The monument is located directly in front of the city hall. Touch for map. Monument is at or near this postal address: Geneindestraat 4, Valkenburg,

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Limburg 6301 HC, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: “Panzerabwehrkanone” (PAK-40) / “Anti-tank Gun” (PAK-40) (here, next to this marker); Mammoetboom Sequoiadendron Giganteum (within shouting distance of this marker); Joodse deportations / Jewish Deportations (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Station Valkenburg / Valkenburg Railway Station (about 120 meters away); Jan Hubert Vrancken and Frans Alexander Cobbenhagen memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Fransche Molen / French Mill (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bruggen opgeblazen - 13 September 1944 - Bridges Blown Up (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Sam Jim Viviano (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Valkenburg.

Also see . . . 119th Infantry Regiment (United States) (Wikipedia).

Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment monument - lower plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024

2. Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment monument - lower plaque

Excerpt: The 119th Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the United States Army. The unit was an organic element of the 30th Infantry Division ("Old Hickory") of the United States Army.

…the 119th Infantry Regiment was reconstituted in the North Carolina National Guard on 24 August 1942, activated on 7 September 1942 at Fort Jackson, and assigned to the 30th Infantry Division. The 119th Infantry would fight with the 30th Division in Europe in 1944–1945 in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes-Alsace, and Central Europe campaigns….

(Submitted on June 6, 2024.)

Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 28, 2024

3. Valkenburg US Army 30th Division - 119th Regiment Monument

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 238 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.