From left, the local VFW post commander, Polish Army Maj. Gen. Piotr Fajkowski, the commander of the Polish 11th Armored Cavalry Division, and Polish Army Brig. Gen. Rafal P. Kowalik, 1st Cavalry Division deputy commanding general of operations, salute during a visit to a World War II memorial site on Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Feb. 5, 2025. Hohenfels Training Area is on the site of what was once the German prisoner of war camp “Stalag 383.” On this site lay the gravestones of 240 Polish prisoners and a memorial dedicated to the U.S. Army Soldiers who liberated the camp on April 24, 1945. The memorial was dedicated by the former prisoners in gratitude to the U.S. Army. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jacob Nunnenkamp)
Date Taken: | 02.05.2025 |
Date Posted: | 02.07.2025 08:46 |
Photo ID: | 8860712 |
VIRIN: | 250205-A-JN384-1007 |
Resolution: | 5168x3448 |
Size: | 12.13 MB |
Location: | HOHENFELS TRAINING AREA, DE |
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