Rue du 24 Décembre 1944
Bennwihr · Haut-Rhin (Grand Est) · France
Data: December 24
Photograph: Intercultura (Marie Paule Bitzenhoffer) (2012-09-10)
1944. World War II: Liberation of the city by the U.S. infantry.
Bennwihr was liberated on the 24th Décember 1944 by the 3rd Infantry Division of the United States Army but, for a further month, continued to be targeted by enemy artillery and mortar fire.