From left, retired U.S. Army Capt. Monika Stoy, president of Outpost International #5845, Society of the 3rd Infantry Division; Joachim Hermann, Bavarian Minister of the Interior, Sports and Integration; U.S. Army Col. Christopher Costello, commander of the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard; Landsat Bernhard Kern, Berchtesgadener Land; U.S. Army Col. Alexis Perez-Cruz, commander of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division; and Brigadier General Franke Graefe, German Air Force, deputy chief of staff, operations, Allied Air Command, stand together to salute the 3rd ID memorial plaque and wreath during the the 80th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the 3’rd ID’s World War II liberation of the Berchtesgaden land, Berchtesgaden, Germany, May 5, 2025. The 3rd ID raised a 48-star American flag over Obersalzberg mountainside, Germany on May 5, 1945, one day after peacefully liberating Berchtesgaden. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Leanne Demboski)
Date Taken: | 05.05.2025 |
Date Posted: | 05.05.2025 12:45 |
Photo ID: | 9014912 |
VIRIN: | 250505-Z-BK944-5584 |
Resolution: | 4991x3327 |
Size: | 4.07 MB |
Location: | BERCHTESGADEN, BAYERN, DE |
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