Bruyères is a town in France. It is the centre of a commune in the Vosges département, and also the main town in its canton. The town built up around a castle built on a hill in the locality in the 6th century. It was the birthplace of Jean Lurçat, in 1892.

History

In the Second World War, it was liberated from German occupation by Japanese-American soldiers of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.the Battle of Bruyeres and the rescue of the lost Texas Battalion is considered now as ONE of the TEN Major Batle in the US Military History. The 100th/442nd Regiment became the most decorated Unit in the History of the US Army (8 Presidential Unit Citation, 21 Medal of Honor and 18,143 individual decorations. A Peace and freedom trail with 89 stops is marked inside the city through the path of the 442nd RCT created by Pierre Moulin and inaugurated on July 8 & 9, 1989 for the bicentennial of the presentation of the Bill of Human rights by Mounier.See U.S. Samurais in Bruyeres by Pierre Moulin.

It is also the title of No. 5 in French composer Claude Debussy's 'Preludes for Piano', Book Two.

Points of interest

• Arboretum du col du Haut-Jacques

Twin towns

• Vielsalm ( )
• Honolulu ( )

External links

• Town website
• US Samurais in Bruyeres
• [309218]Le Chemin de la Paix et de la Liberte de Bruyeres