Major General Ernest Harmon Monument (XXII Corps, 3rd Army)
Details:
In the center of the park.
An inscribed plaque attached to a stone about 5 feet tall, with a helmet on the top.
Major General Ernest Harmon commanded the XXII Corps during WW2 (Among several other commands). XXII Corps was part of the US Third Army during the war and the 15th Army during the occupation of Czechoslovakia. In addition to the Corps Headquarters, XXII Corps consisted of the 79th, 80th and 94th Infantry Divisions, the 8th and 16th Armored Divisions, the 102nd Cavalry Group and a number of field artillery battalions, combat engineers, logistical support, and medical units. XXII Corps relieved V Corps in mid-June 1945 and remained in Czechoslovakia until early December 1945.
Monument Text:
The text is written and English and Czech and reads:
PRESENTED TO
THE COMMUNITY OF DÝŠINA
BY MAJOR GENERAL ERNEST N.HARMON
COMMANDING GENERAL XXII. CORPS
UNITED STATES ARMY
AUGUST 1945
VĚNOVÁNO
OBCI DÝŠINA
DNEŠNÍM GENERÁLEM ERNESTEM N.HARMONEM
VELITELEM XXII.SBORU
ARMÁDY SPOJENÝCH STÁTŮ
SRPEN 1945
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
102nd Cavalry Group
16th Armored Division
3rd US Army
79th Infantry Division
80th Infantry Division
8th Armored Division
94th Infantry Division
XXII Corps
Wars:
WWII
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