Memorial to the Liberation of the town of Hyères

Inaugurated in 1946, the Hyères Liberation Memorial was designed by Raymond Vaillant, the town's architect at the time. The whiteness of the limestone and ashlar still gives it a dazzling presence today. This beautiful allegory honors the pivotal moments in history that liberated Provence from the Nazi yoke.
The composition incorporates the symbols of Free France: the Cross of Lorraine and the "V" of victory, icons of rallying against occupation and the Vichy regime.
While this monument evokes the scale and success of Operation Dragoon, which orchestrated the Provence landings, it more specifically commemorates the liberation of the town of Hyères after 2 days of intense fighting on August 20 and 21, 1944.