Liberation of Karlovy Vary - 1st Infantry & 9th Armored Divisions Monument
Details:
In a park between the hotel and the River Tepla’. Monument
An inscribed polished granite stone about 5 feet high.
The monument remembers the liberation of Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) on May 5, 1945 by the 1st Infantry Division and 9th Armored Division, V Corps, 3rd US Army.
Monument Text:
The text is written in Czech and English and reads:
- Symbols of the 9th Armored Division and 1st Infantry Division -
To the American soldiers of the
1st Infantry Division and 9th
Armored Division, 5th corps
from the citizens of Karlovy vary
May 5th 1945
Americkým vojákum peší divize
a 9. obrnené divize 5. sboru
obcané Karlových Varu 5. 5. 1945
Commemorates:
Units:
1st Infantry Division
3rd US Army
9th Armored Division
V Corps
Wars:
WWII
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