Jižní Předměstí in Pilsen in Plzeň-město, Pilsen, Czechia — Western Bohemia (Central Europe)
Díky, Ameriko!
Thank You America!
Photographed by Brian Anderson, June 10, 2011
1. Díky, Ameriko! Monument English Column
Diky,
Ameriko!
Dne 6. Května 1945
město Plzeň
bylo osvobozeno
Americkou Armádou
America!
On May 6th 1945
the city of Plzeň
was liberated
by the U.S. Army
to the men of the
Sixteenth
Armored
Division
we'll never forget
nikdy nezapomeneme
6. V. 1990
Erected 1990 by the City of Plzeň.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 49° 44.639′ N, 13° 22.358′ E. Memorial is in Pilsen, Plzeňský kraj (Pilsen), in Plzeň-město. It is in Jižní Předměstí. It is at the intersection of Americká and Klatovská třída (Federal Highway 27), on the left when traveling west on Americká. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Americká 818, Pilsen, Plzeňský kraj 301 00, Czechia. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Carpathian States, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, the Schengen Area, and the Western World. Historically, it
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More about this memorial. Since I visited the monument in 2011, both the Czech and American columns became unstable and were ultimately removed for several years while repair and restoration work was conducted. The newly restored columns were reinstalled at the monument site in May of 2018.
Regarding Díky, Ameriko!. Toward the end of World War II, major portions of Western Bohemia were liberated by the U.S. Third Army. Plzeň was liberated by the 16th Armored Division along with elements of the 97th and 2nd Infantry Divisions which were also supported by the Polish Holy Cross Mountains Brigade. As the Soviet Union liberated the remainder of Czechoslovakia, the country fell under Soviet influence after the war. Only after the fall of the Czechoslovak Communist government in the Velvet Revolution of 1989 was a monument commemorating America's contribution to the country's liberation able to be built.
The city of Plzeň is also commonly known in English as Pilsen.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, June 10, 2011
2. Díky, Ameriko! Monument Ground Marker
Photographed by Brian Anderson, June 10, 2011
3. Ground Seal Commemorating the Units Involved in the Liberation of Plzeň
Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 592 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 29, 2018, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
