«The need to remember»
There are many of us in the Moselle region who remember that it was not all the long ago that our territory, Lorraine, was liberated from tyranny and oppression ….
On 8 and 9 November 1944, the stalemate was finally broken that had
imposed itself along the front of US XXth Corps on the Moselle river
in north-eastern France during the month of October. General
Patton, with fresh troops in the line and adequate supplies was at last ready
to get back into action and to start the great push that would carry
his army across
the Moselle and on towards the Saar and Rhine, into the heart of Nazi
Germany. The enemy, however, had far from given up and many brave men
gave their lives before the final crushing victory could be achieved.
The Association Moselle River 1944 was founded in early 2003,
specifically to honour the sacrifi ce of those US troops who came
from across the Atlantic to bring liberty to the area of France that
lies to the east of the city of Thionville and the villages on the east
bank of the Moselle.
The Association is proud to be able to issue this invitation to members
and
immediate family members of the following units which took part in the
operation : • US 90th Infantry Division and attached formations.
• US 95th Infantry Division.Task Force Bacon units = I/377th Inf Regt
and 2/378th Inf Regt.
• 3rd Cavalry Group plus Task Force Polk attached units.
The 90th Infantry Division Association
95th Infantry Division association
The DVD to remember is now available for $ 28.
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