Memorial Plaque for the Liberation of the City of Salzburg in the Hotel Sacher

In the entrance area of the Hotel Sacher in the Salzburg city center, to the right of the reception, there is a golden memorial plaque that commemorates the end of the war in 1945 and the peaceful handover of the city of Salzburg to the US military. This peaceful handover was sealed by Oberst der Wehrmacht Hans Lepperdinger and US General Robert Nicholas Young in the premises of the hotel after the end of the war in 1945. The US forces continued to use the hotel until 1955. On May 4, 2005, the then mayor of Salzburg, Heinz Schaden, unveiled the memorial plaque, which was funded by the city.