Stake attention in this memory
This media file displays an outdoor information panel, positioned vertically and partially obscured by a stone wall or fence on the right. The panel is dark grey with white text and features a prominent black and white historical photograph. The main title of the panel, in large white letters, reads "LA CHARGE SUR STRASBOURG" (The Charge on Strasbourg). Below this title, a black and white photograph shows a military tank, likely a Sherman, moving through a street with buildings visible in the background. The tank's tracks and side armor are clearly depicted. To the right of the photograph, several blocks of text provide historical context. The caption for the photograph states: "© Auteur inconnu. (Novembre 1944). L'obstacle est franchi, les faubourgs sont atteints: toute proche, la ville s'offre, dans une brume grise. ECPAD." (Unknown author. (November 1944). The obstacle is overcome, the suburbs are reached: very close, the city offers itself, in a grey mist. ECPAD.) Further text explains: "Saverne libérée, les portes de l'Alsace sont grandes ouvertes pour les hommes de Leclerc. Un nouvel objectif: le pont de Kehl." (Saverne liberated, the gates of Alsace are wide open for Leclerc's men. A new objective: the Kehl bridge.) Another paragraph details the entry into Strasbourg: "Pour entrer dans Strasbourg, les soldats empruntent cinq itinéraires différents passant par Schiltigheim, Mittelhausbergen, Cronenbourg, Koenigshoffen et Neuhof." (To enter Strasbourg, soldiers take five different routes passing through Schiltigheim, Mittelhausbergen, Cronenbourg, Koenigshoffen and Neuhof.) Various logos and emblems are visible on the panel: "MINISTERE DES ARMÉES" (Ministry of Armed Forces) in the bottom left, "GOUVERNEUR MILITAIRE DE STRASBOURG" (Military Governor of Strasbourg) with an emblem at the bottom center, and at the top right, an emblem that appears to commemorate an anniversary of the liberation, with text partially visible as "IL Y A 75 ANS LA LIBÉRATION D'ALSACE" and "STRASBOURG EST...". The surrounding environment consists of a weathered stone wall or pillar to the right, covered in moss and lichen, with a series of small, ornate metal posts forming a railing or fence between the panel and the wall. The overall scene conveys a historical commemorative setting, likely related to World War II and the liberation of Strasbourg in 1944.
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