General G. S. Patton Monument- (Pomník generála Pattona)
Details:
In the open area across the road from the Great Synagogue. Monument
The monument consists of two slender 9.5 meter high stele made of rust colored steel with a cut-out profile of a general with a helmet on his head; it was inaugurated on May 1, 2015.
Patton and the 3rd US Army entered Pilsen on May 6, 1945 and freed the city.
Monument Text:
The text at the base of the monument is written in Czech and English and reads:
IN HONOR OF GENERAL PATTON
K POCTĚ GENERÁLA PATTONA
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
3rd US Army
United States Army
Wars:
WWII
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