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The memorial was erected in 1956 to honor the brave soldiers of the 1st U.S. Infantry Division, known as the "Big Red One," who fought in the Easy Red sector during the D-Day landings on June 6, 1944. The memorial consists of an obelisk-like pillar of gray granite surrounded by a circular bench. Engraved on the obelisk are the names of 627 fallen soldiers who fell between June 6 and July 24, 1944. It stands on the site of the former German resistance position WN62, one of the strongest defensive positions in the area.

The D-Day Memorial commemorates the victims and heroes of the landing. It consists of memorial plaques, flags, and sculptures commemorating the soldiers and units involved. Particularly famous is the modern steel sculpture "Les Braves," which consists of three parts: "The Wings of Hope," "Rise, Freedom!", and "The Wings of Fraternity." They symbolize hope, freedom, and fraternity—the core values of the Allied mission.

The Plage des Braves ("Beach of the Brave") lies directly in front of the Normandy American Cemetery and is the part of Omaha Beach where American troops landed on D-Day on June 6, 1944. The beach now stands as a silent memorial to the courage and sacrifice of the soldiers who fought here, suffering heavy losses, to end the German occupation. At the edge of the beach stands the Plage des Braves Memorial, a simple but impressive monument commemorating the valor of American soldiers. It is estimated that between 2,000 and 2,500 American soldiers died in the Omaha Beach landings. This number includes those who died directly during the landings and in the immediate fighting around the beach.

GPS座標: N 49° 21.616, W 0° 50.876 第5工兵特別旅団記念碑は、1944年6月6日のノルマンディー上陸作戦で戦ったアメリカ陸軍工兵隊を称えるものです。かつてのドイツ軍の抵抗拠点跡に建てられており、花崗岩と青銅の銘板が取り付けられたコンクリート台座で構成され、299工兵戦闘大隊を含む旅団の部隊名を記して称えています。 第5工兵特別旅団は、オマハビーチ地区を担当していました。主な任務は、地雷や障害物の除去、車両用の車線の確保、負傷者の後送、上陸時の歩兵支援でした。激しい砲火にもかかわらず、旅団は上陸地点を確保し、連合軍の補給と移動を可能にしました。この記念碑は、彼らの勇気と犠牲を偲ばせるものです。

From above Omaha Beach, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the landing beaches, complemented by an overview panel. This shows the positions of the units, the routes of the landing ships, and the movements of troops inland, allowing them to vividly retrace the course of the D-Day landings.

「The Spirit of American Youth Rising From the Waves」（「波から立ち上がるアメリカの若者の精神」）と題された記念碑は、半円形に配置された一連の列柱に囲まれています。列柱の端にある2つのロッジには、英語とフランス語で描かれた地図が表示されています。 南側のロッジはノルマンディー上陸作戦を表し、北側のロッジは1945年のドイツ降伏までの連合軍の進軍を表しています。

a memorial consisting of three monumental steel sculptures installed on Omaha Beach in Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, France, commemorating the D-Day landings of June 6, 1944. The sculptures represent Wings of Hope, Standing Liberty, and Wings of Fraternity, each symbolizing different aspects of courage and sacrifice demonstrated during the Allied invasion

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