In August 1944, the retreating Germans blew up the bridges between the Marne and the canal. In Froncles, the residents spontaneously helped to carry heavy beams by hand to build a makeshift bridge to allow the vehicles of General Leclerc’s 2nd Armoured Division to cross.
Pont de la 2ème DB et borne commémorative de la Voie de la 2ème DB
