The National Guard Monument, Omaha Beach

A Monument at Boulevard de Cauvigny, Vierville-sur-Mer. It is maintained by The National Guard Association of the United States. It sits atop a World War II defensive bunker constructed by occupying German forces and marks the spot where USA troops broke through the German defensive line. The 1944 D-Day landings on this beach (Omaha Beach) were the historical event that inspired a film called “Saving Private Ryan”.
This is also the place where General Charles De Gaulle addressed the now liberated population of the surrounding area on 14 June 1944.
UR CETTE PLAGE
LE 14 JUIN 1944
LE GENERAL DE GAULLE
S'EST ADDRESSE AUX HABITANTS