Meeting point of the US and Soviet armies at Kreinitz

Meeting point of the US and Soviet armies at Kreinitz

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Meeting point of the US and Soviet armies at Kreinitz

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Location: Zeithain, Saxon Elbland

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September 27, 2022

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After Lorenzkirch / Strehla, Kreinitz was the second place where members of the US Army crossed the Elbe - before the official meeting on the Torgau Bridge, which went down …

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September 12, 2022

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In April 1945, the US Army and the Red Army met here to unite.
They vowed "never again war".

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Jan Heinrich Merker

September 21, 2021

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This is where the two armies met at the end of WWII.

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