Patton’s Meadow (Hage) Memorial
Details:
The informational panel is at the entrance to the park which is just off the main road.
The memorial is a city park meadow (Hage) with an information panel remembering the November 1945 visit of General George S. Patton who conducted a review of a military exercise in November 1945.
General George S. Patton had a long relationship with the country of Sweden that began when he competed in the Modern Pentathlon competition during the 1912 Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden; he placed fifth in the event.
In November 1945, Patton was invited to Sweden and part of his visit was to observe a military exercise conducted by the Swedish Uppsala Regiment. Patton reviewed this exercise accompanied by Prince Gustaf Adolf. At the end of the exercise, Patton gave a review of the exercise to a gathering in the “Hage” or meadow which is remembered today as Patton’s Hage.
Special thanks to Lars Gyllenhaal, author of "200 svenska sevärdheter från andra världskriget (200 Swedish WWII Sights)” for assistance and photos of this memorial
Monument Text:
The text on the Information Panel is written in Swedish and describes Patton’s 1945 visit to this location.
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United States Army
Wars:
Cold War
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