Monument to the End of World War 2
Details:
On the northeast corner of the intersection of Route 4 and Road 12118.
A monument that looks like a tree made of cement on a block base with an inscribed brass panel.
The memorial remembers the surrender of about 6000 German forces after the Battle of Siivice, the last battle of the war in Europe. German forces signed the surrender agreement to the US and Soviet Forces on May 12, 1945. The actual surrender occurred near this location.
Source: https://www.vets.cz
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is in Czech and reads:
12.5.1945
V TĚCHTO MÍSTECH
ZASTAVILA AMERICKÁ ARMÁDA
9.5.1945
ÚSTUP NĚMECKÝCH VOJSK.
ZA ÚČASTI AMERICKÝCH, SOVĚTSKÝCH A
NĚMECKÝCH VOJENSKÝCH PŘEDSTAVITELŮ
12.5.1945
BYLA V OBCI PODEPSÁNA POSLEDNÍ
KAPITULACE 2. SVĚTOVÉ VÁLKY
V EVROPĚ.
The translation in English is:
5/12/1945
NEAR THIS PLACE
THE AMERICAN ARMY STOPPED ON
5/9/1945
THE GERMAN MILITARY
SURRENDERED TO THE AMERICAN, SOVIET AND MILITARY REPRESENTATIVES ON
5/12/1945
THE AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED IN THE VILLAGE
AND ENDED THE SECOND WORLD WAR
IN EUROPE.
