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Allan in Drτme, Auvergne-Rhτne-Alpes, France — Western Europe
 

On August 27th, 1944, at Allan...

Le 27 Aout 1944, a Allan...

 
 
Le 27 Aout 1944, a Allan Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Melissa Henderson, September 10, 2013
1. Le 27 Aout 1944, a Allan Marker
The Battle of Allan, Drome, France
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Le 27 Aout 1944, a Allan neuf soldats americains de la 3eme Division D'Infanterie des Etats-Unis ont donne leur vie pour la liberte

B Company, 756th Tank Battalion
1st Lt. Edgar R. Danby
Cpl. Steve Vargo
Pbt. Dual F. Dishner

L Company, 15th Infantry Regiment
T/Sgt. Donald M. Bowman
Cpl. William F. Leaman
Pfc. James T. Doolin
Pfc. James J. Lovascio
Pfc. Norval A. Monroe
Pfc. Louis Polonsky

Leur sacrifice n'est pas oublie par ceux qui passent ici aujourd'hui

On August 27th, 1944, at Allan, nine American soldiers of the U.S. Third Infantry Division gave their lives for freedom...

Their sacrifice is not forgotten by those who walk here today...

 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.
 
Location. 44° 29.9′ N, 4° 47.167′ E. Memorial is in Allan, Auvergne-Rhτne-Alpes, in Drτme. It is on Route de Malataverne (Auvergne-Rhτne-Alpes Route D126A) 0.1 kilometers south of Route de Montelimar
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( Route D56), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 7 Route de Malataverne, Allan, Auvergne-Rhτne-Alpes 26780, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony, the Roman Empire, and specifically the Holy Roman Empire.


 
Regarding On August 27th, 1944, at Allan.... Commemorates lives lost during the fighting in Allan as described in Jeff Danby's book, "The Day of the Panzer". This took place during the retreat of the 19th German Army up the Rhone River valley in late August 1944.
 
Additional keywords. Operation Dragoon
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2013, by David Navarre of Alexandria, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,119 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on September 30, 2013, by David Navarre of Alexandria, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
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