42nd Rainbow Division - Dachau, Bavaria, Germany
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Trail Blaisers
N 48° 16.101 E 011° 28.017
32U E 683060 N 5349068
At the entrance gate, the plaque recognizes efforts leading up to, and including, the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp. // Am Eingangstor erkennt die Tafel Bemühungen, die zur Befreiung des KZ Dachau geführt haben.
Waymark Code: WMYMYF
Location: Bayern, Germany
Date Posted: 07/01/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
Views: 3

The plaque reads, in English:

In honor of the 42nd Rainbow Division and other US 7th Army Liberators of Dachau Concentration Camp April 29, 1945 and in everlasting memory of the victims of Nazi barbarism, this tablet is dedicated May 3, 1992.

Following are those words in French and Germany.

Placed by Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial Foundation Inc.
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]

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Entrance fees (if it applies): free

Type of memorial: Plaque

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