US EditionBlack soldiers removed from WW2 memorial sparks fury from family
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Two information plates, one on racial segregation, honoring the memory of Black soldiers who contributed to the liberation of the Netherlands during World War II, have been removed by the United States from the Margraten military cemetery, located in the south of Dutch territory, where nearly 200 of these soldiers lie. The U.S. Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), responsible for the site, has justified this by pointing out that one of the panels…
Panels Honoring Black WWII Soldiers Quietly Removed in the Netherlands, Prompting Outcry and Questions Over U.S. Policy Influence
PANELS HONORING BLACK WWII SOLDIERS QUIETLY REMOVED in the Netherlands, Prompting Outcry and Questions Over U.S. Policy Influence Two memorial panels honoring African American soldiers who fought and died in World War II were quietly removed this year from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten—a move that has triggered criticism from Dutch officials, historians, and veterans’ advocates. The panels, installed in 2024, high…
Statues Honoring Black U.S. Soldiers Removed From WW2 Cemetery
Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. The news originated from a report in a Dutch media outlet, NRC. It stated that two panels at the American Cemetery in Margraten, a village in the Limburg province of the Netherlands, had gone missing from the cemetery’s visitors’ center. The panels reportedly informed visitors about the role …
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