US-Soviet Forces Enns River (Austria) Link-up Marker
Details:
At the roadside next to another monument. Marker
A granite stone inscribed marker about 6 feet high.
The marker remembers the link-up of the US Army and the Soviet Army in Austria in May 1945.
US forces of the "Blue Ridge" 80th Infantry Division meet with the 21st Rifle Division and 9th Tank Brigade of the Red Army on May 11, 1945 in Liezen, Austria on the Enns River.
Monument Text:
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TRANSCRIPTION OF ORIGINAL RUSSIAN-LANGUAGE TEXT |
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ЗДЕСЬ ВСТРЕТИЛИСЬ С СВОБОДНЫМ ВОИСКАМ США ТАНКИСТЫ ГВАРДЕЙСКОЙ ЗАПОРОЖСКОЙ ОРДЕНА СУВОРОВА ТАНКОВОЙ БРИГАДЫ
11 МАЯ 1945 ГОДА ДЕИСТВУЮЩАЯ КРАСНАЯ АРМИЯ
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ENGLISH TRANSLATION: |
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HERE MET WITH THE FREE FORCES [of the] USA TANKERS OF THE GUARDS ZAPOROZHYE ORDER OF SUVOROV TANK BRIGADE
11 MAY 1945 RED ARMY ACTIVE IN COMBAT OPERATIONS
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Commemorates:
Units:
3rd US Army
80th Infantry Division
Soviet Military Forces
United States Army
Wars:
WWI
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