23rd Cavalry Recon Squadron, 16th Armored Division- Farthest Advance Marker
Details:
Behind the Spa building on the lawn.
A gray inscribed stone about 4 feet high.
The marker marks the location of the farthest advance of the US Army, (V Corps, Third Army) into the Czechoslovakia in WW2.
A plaque in the town of Velichovky (Hotel Site) tells the story of this advance.
Monument Text:
The text is written in Czech and reads:
- 16th Armored Division symbol-
8.5.1945 DOSÁHLA
VELICHOVKY
23rd Sq 16th Arm Div 3rd US ARMY
Translated into English:
On May 8, 1945 they arrived
VELICHOVKY
23rd Squadron, 16th Armored Division, US Third Army
Commemorates:
Units:
16th Armored Division
23rd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 16th Armored Division
3rd US Army
United States Army
V Corps
Wars:
WWII
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