Memorial Plaque for Airborne Guards of the Red Army

Until 1955, a memorial made of wood, erected next to the Reich Bridge, reminded of the fact that soldiers of the Red Army in 1945 prevented the destruction of the Reich Bridge by the Wehrmacht or the SS. In place of the memorial, two commemorative plaques were installed in 1955: one plaque for soldiers and sailors of the Red Army and one plaque for paratroopers of the Red Army. The plaque is made of black stone with gold lettering. In the center of the memorial, a bronze casting is attached showing soldiers on their way to the bridge as well as the date "13.4.1945". The plaque contains an inscription in German and Russian. The plaque is mounted on the southeastern side of the bridge foundation. At an unknown time, the plaque was fitted with a glass cover.