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Monument de la 1ère Division légère mécanique

Monument of the 1st Light Mechanical Division

Claude Grangé
date?

Le Quesnoy / Monument de la 1ère Division légère mécanique

Description

White stone statue of a soldier holding a shield with the sign of the 1st Division Legere Mecanique (1^ere D.L.M.)

Inscription(s)

A LA GLOIRE DE LA 1^re DIVISION LEGERE MECANIQUE 1935-1940
bat^on du genie 37 transmissions rt 37 227^eg^ie du train 327^eg^ie du train equipage de ponts	etat major-quartier general 1^re brigade 4^e r^t de cuirassiers - 18^e r^t de dragons 2^e brigade 4^e r^t de dragons portes - 6^e r^t de cuirassiers 74^e r^t d'artillerie	intendance ged 37 s^ce de sante gsd 37 esc^on de reparations justice mil^re prevote postes

Signed: C. Grange 19..

Sculptor

Claude Grangé (Vienne 1883 - Paris 1971), French sculptor (WikiGebweb).

Locatie (N 50°14'33" - E 3°38'55") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frnp006; Photograph: 23 May 2011
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