Rhine River Crossing Monument- 45th Infantry Division
Details:
In the open area near the river. Monument
A gray stone obelisk shaped inscribed monument about 8 feet tall; one side of the monument includes a map of the Rhine River crossing in March 1945.
The monument remembers the 179th Infantry Regiment “Tomahawks” of the 45th “Thunderbird” Infantry Division crossing of the Rhine River on March 26, 1945 as part of the US 7th Army attack to breech the river.
Special thanks to Joakim Steinweden of the Association of the U.S. Army, GEN C. W. Abrams Chapter (Germany) and of the U.S. Military Vehicle Club e.V.
Monument Text:
The text on the monument is in German and reads:
Zur Erinnerung an die
Rhein Überquerung des
179 Infant Regiments
45 Divsion der
7 US Armee am
26.3.1945
Stadt Gernsheim
1995
Frieden ist das hochste gut
The translation in English:
To remember the crossing of the Rhine from the 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division, 7th US Army on 26 March 1945
City of Gernsheim 1995
Freedom is the greatest good
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Division
45th Infantry Division
7th Army
Wars:
WWII
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