The 65th Division Association - Memorials and Honorees
65th INFANTRY RECOGNITION PLAQUE - HERSBRUCK
Bronze plaque recognizing the liberation of the Hersbruck Concentration Camp
by the 65th Infantry Division to be installed as part of a Memorial
Pavilion honoring those who lost their lives there. This liberation was accomplished on April 20-21, 1945,
by several members of K Company, 261st Infantry Regiment.
Peter Schon, Chairman, der Dokumentationsstätte KZ Hersbruck, presents the plaque to the public explaining
that it is to be a part of the Memorial Pavilion slated for completion in 2011.