Located at the top of window level on the building where the surrender occurred.

A marble inscribed plaque about 3 ft by 3 ft.

On the evening of April 25, 1945, the 92^nd Infantry Division “Buffalo Soldiers” arrived in Nervi (Genoa).  They were the first Americans to arrive in Savoia (Liguria). At this location of April 28, 1945, the Germans signed their surrender to the Division.

A little about the 92^nd Infantry Division (From Blackpast.org): 

The 92nd Infantry Division, a military unit of approximately fifteen thousand officers and men, was one of only two all-black divisions to fight in the United States Army in World War I and World War II. The 92nd Division was organized in October 1917 at Camp Funston, Kansas, and included black soldiers from across the United States. Before leaving for France in 1918, it received the name “Buffalo Soldier Division” as a tribute to the four Buffalo soldier regiments that fought in the regular U.S. Army in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

After their arrival in France, the soldiers were deployed to the front lines in August 1918. The division saw action primarily in one of the last Allied operations of the war—the Meuse-Argonne Offensive that begin in September and ended with the Armistice on November 11, 1918. The 92nd Division, unlike the 93rd, the other all-black division in World War I, fought under American command.  When World War I ended, the division returned to the United States and was deactivated in February 1919.

After the United States entered World War II, the 92nd Infantry was reactivated on October 15, 1942, and trained at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, with the 93rd Infantry, the other all-black division.  After that training was completed, the 92nd was deployed to Italy while its counterpart was sent to the South Pacific. On July 30, 1944, the first units of the 92nd arrived in Naples, Italy, and by September 22, the entire division was stationed in the Po Valley in North Italy. Assigned to the U.S. Fifth Army, the 92nd Division also included the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American (Nisei) unit that both suffered some of the heaviest casualties of the war and became one of the most decorated U.S. military units.

The division first saw significant action against German troops and Italian troops in September, and by October, they were engaged in offensive campaigns in the Serchio River Valley and along the coast near the city of Massa. On April 29, 1945, elements of the 92nd Division liberated the Italian cities of La Spezia and Genoa. They participated in other battles in Northern Italy, often in fighting that involved both advances and retreats until May 2, 1945, when all German forces in Italy surrendered. During this fighting, First Lt. John R. Fox won the Medal of Honor for his action in the Serchio Valley on December 26, 1944, and First Lt. Vernon J. Baker won the medal for his action near Viareggio on April 5–6, 1945. Both medals were not awarded until 1997. The 92nd Division returned to the United States on November 26, 1945 and was deactivated two days later on November 28, 1945.

The numbers alone tell an impressive story. Of 12,846 Buffalo Soldiers who saw action, 2,848 were killed, captured or wounded. The Buffalo Soldiers did, in fact, break through the Gothic Line. They reached their objective, captured or helped to capture nearly 24,000 prisoners and received more than 12,000 decorations and citations for their gallantry in combat. The soldiers of the 92nd Division had proved their worth through months of bitter combat in the Italian campaign.

Very few of the Buffalo Soldiers were honored for their valor during the war.  Many received their accolades many years after their acts of heroism.  

The text on the plaque is written in Italian and reads:

IL 28 APRILE 1945 DI FRONTE A QUESTA 
BENEMERITA P. A. N. L'ULTIMO PRESIDIO ANCORA 
IN ARMI DELL'ESERCITO TEDESCO DI OCCUPAZIONE 
SI ARRESE ALLE FORZE AMERICANE DELLA 
DIVISIONE "BUFFALO". 
TERMINÒ CON QUESTA RESA LA CRUDELE GUERRA 
VOLUTA DAI NAZIFASCISTI, CHE PER CINQUE LUNGHI ANNI 
CAGIONÒ TANTI LUTTI E DOLORI 
AL POPOLO ITALIANO. 
A MEMORIA E MONITO PER LE GENERAZIONI FUTURE.
ANPI P. A. N. 
NERVI 27 APRILE 2014

The translation in English:

On April 28, 1945 in front of this 

Public Assistance Building, the last fighting command

Of the German Occupation Army 

surrendered to the American Forces of the 

“Buffalo” Division.

So, with this surrender, ended this cruel war

Desired by the Nazi-fascists for five long year

Bringing much mourning and pain

For the Italian people.

To be remembered and monitored by future generations

Nervi, 27 April 2014