In the square near the monuments to Colonel Darby and to the lost DUKW. 

A brass inscribed plaque about 3 feet long by 2 feet wide.

In May 2015, on the 70^th Anniversary of the ending of World War 2 in Italy, the town of Nago-Torbole placed a plaque with a quote by Benjamin Franklin remembering the war and thanking America and its Allies for the liberation of Italy.

The town of Nago-Torbole was the site of fighting in April –May 1945 as the 10^th Mountain Division attempted to block retreating enemy forces from reaching Germany.

The text is written in Italian and English and reads:

“God grant that not only a love of liberty, but a thorough knowledge of the rights of man may pervade all the nations of the earth, so that a philosopher may set his foot anywhere on its surface and say, ‘This is my country.'”

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

Torbole 2 Maggio 1945 – 2 Maggio 2015

Nel 70 Anniversario dalla fine della II Guerra Mondiale in Italia

Il Comitato “Thank you America e Alleati”

Translation of bottom portion:

Torbole May 2, 1945 – May 2, 2015

On the 70^th Anniversary of the Second World War in Italy

The Committee  “Thank you America and its Allies”