Torgau
Torgau is more or less only famous for one thing in history, and that is that it was the meeting-point for the American and Soviet forces 25 April in World War II. The railway bridge was demolished in 1994, so there is not much left of it, only a small fraction of it is visible in the first picture. Pictures 10 and 11 also show that small fraction. In picture 10 a water level mark can be seen, and in 2002 the water reached 9,5 metres! The castle of Hartenfels can be found in the last picture.

A new bridge across the ElbeA monument to SovietThe place where the railway bridge stood before

A monument to SovietThe ElbeA monument to Soviet

A monument to Soviet and the USAA monument to SovietLizette Nilsson in Torgau

Water level markThe old railway bridgeThe castle of Hartenfels

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