May 1945 Enemy Surrender to the 90th Infantry Divsion Marlker
Details:
In front of a private home.
A white upright stone with an inscribed brass plaque.
The marker remembers the surrender of enemy Forces to the Commander of the 90th Infantry Divsion at this location on May 4, 1945.
From the Paths of Liberation -Pilsen Website:
9,050 German heavily armed soldiers surrendered to the Americans during this event.
The 90th US Infantry Division, containing soldiers from Texas and Oklahoma, was created back during World War I. The 90th Infantry Division’s badge joins the initials “T” and “O” to make reference to both of the two states. The 90th US Infantry Division participated in every major military operation in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Germany, and on the territory of Czechoslovakia.
Their losses in battle were among the heaviest: 3,930 dead and 14,386 wounded. The 90th Infantry Division, which joined in the liberation of southwestern Bohemia and ended its war story here.
A monument to the German armies’ capitulation stands in front of a house in Všeruby. Memorial to the surrender of German troops on 4th May 1945.
In this house in Všeruby, General Wend von Wietersheim and commander Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels surrendered the 11th Panzer Division to Major General Herbert L. Earnest, commander of the US 90th Infantry Division, on 4th May 1945 at 4 pm.
Source: https://www.cestyosvobozeni.cz
Source of photos: Military Car Club Plzeň Facebook page
Monument Text:
The text on the plaque is written in Czech, English and German, The English reads in part:
Symbol of the 90th Infantry Divsion
In this house in Všeruby, General Wend von Wietersheim and commander Treusch von Buttlar-Brandenfels surrendered the 11th Panzer Division to Major General Herbert L. Earnest, commander of the US 90th Infantry Division, on 4th May 1945 at 4 pm.
Commemorates:
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Units:
3rd US Army
90th Division
90th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
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