Rock of the Marne 38th Infantry Regiment

On July 15, 1918, as Germany launched its last great offensive of the First World War, the men of the 38th Infantry Regiment held the bank of the Marne River in France and would not be moved — fighting on three sides at once as units around them fell back. Their stand helped break the offensive and turn the war, and won them a name they carry still: the Rock of the Marne. This monument, dedicated in 1965, honors that regiment and the soldiers who anchored the line that day.

What the plaque says

Dedicated to the 38th Infantry Regiment, which earned the title "Rock of the Marne" by halting the German advance on the bank of the Marne river in France on 15 July 1918 Dedicated October 1965

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Red Butte Garden — 0.5 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 0.6 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• This Is The Place Heritage Park — 1.2 mi
  A living history village at the mouth of Emigration Canyon
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 2.3 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood

More markers nearby

• Women's Service Memorial — steps away
• Fort Douglas — steps away
• Utah Fallen Warrior Memorial — steps away
• Fort Douglas Miltary Museum — steps away