Stele of the martyrs of the Resistance

The French and Americans landed on the Var coast on August 15. Forced to withdraw, the Germans stationed at La Londe-les-Maures prepared to destroy the bridges. Louis Bussone, a young Franc Tireur et Partisan Français, plans to sabotage the bridges. The operation to save the Ponsard bridge proved fatal, and he was shot by the enemy on August 17, 1944.
The "Pont des martyrs de la résistance" stele, as indicated by the gilded letters engraved beneath the Lorraine cross, stands at the entrance...