Tyrol Liberation Plaque - US Army
Details:
Mounted in the wall adjacent to the Hofkirche in the square. Plaque
A brass inscribed plaque with the symbols of the four US Army Divisions that liberated the Tyrol region of the Austria during WW2.
The region of Tyrol was liberated in late April/early May 1945. Units of the 36th "Texas"; 42nd "Rainbow" 44th and 103rd "Cactus" Infantry Divisions took this area. The 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry division captured Innsbruck on May 3. The 103rd Infantry Division (commanded by MG Anthony McAuliffe) accepted the formal surrender of enemy forces in the Tyrol on May 4, 1945.
Monument Text:
The plaque is inscribed in German and English. The English reads:
Symbols of the 36th, 42nd, 44th, and 103rd Infantry Divisions.
IN THE MEMORY OF THE SOLDIERS OF
THE US ARMY KILLED IN ACTION FOR THE
LIBERATION OF THE TYROL IN THE
LAST DAYS OF WORLD WAR II
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
103rd Infantry Division
36th Infantry Division
409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division
42nd (Rainbow) Division
42nd Infantry Division
44th Infantry Division
Wars:
WWII
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