PoH-Code: poh.33181
Memorial Plaque for U.S. Air Force Personnel in the Habersautal Kössen
01/01/2005 – 12/31/2005
Gedenktafel im Habersautal Kössen, 2020 (© Stefan Mühlberger)
Gedenktafel im Habersautal Kössen, 2020 (© Stefan Mühlberger) · CC-BY-NC-4.0 · gams.uni-graz.at
On 2.3.1945, two U.S. American airplanes collided and crashed in the Habersauertal near the municipal border between Kössen and Walchsee, killing 19 men. In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the end of the war and liberation from National Socialism, the mayors of Kössen and Walchsee, Stefan Mühlberger and Andreas Mayr, together with Roland Domanig and Jakob Mayer, who assisted in the historical research, initiated the installation of a memorial plaque near the crash site, crafted by Hans Guggenberger, Sagzahnschmiede Kramsach. The FPÖ district party chairman from Kitzbühel protested against this "disgraceful act of appeasement towards the war nation USA." On 10.9.2005, priest Karl Mitterer blessed the memorial plaque. In spring 2017, unknown perpetrators removed the memorial plaque. On 16.6.2018, it was reinstalled.
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- DERLA — Gedenktafel für US-Luftwaffenangehörige im Habersautal Kössen (567d4209-5112-4c3c-81ab-cb0945548176) — DERLA — Gedenktafel für US-Luftwaffenangehörige im Habersautal Kössen
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- Access (from 07/19/2026): Open access
- Spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
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Map position available (Point) · spatial accuracy: 4 — Accurate
Textual location description
Habersautal, 6345 Kössen
Coordinates (WGS84)47.58333° N, 12.33333° E