Kriegsende vor 80 Jahren: Als die US-Armee Weiden und den Landkreis Neustadt von den Nazis befreite

Kampf oder Kapitulation? Viele Verantwortliche in der Mitte und im Osten des Landkreises Neustadt/WN ergeben sich im April 1945 der anrückenden US-Armee. Aber nicht alle. So müssen mutige Frauen in Vohenstrauß Panzersperren durchsägen.

von Leon Karwath

Szenen, die sich kurz nach der Übernahme der Amerikaner am Weidener Schlörplatz abgespielt haben. Im Vordergrund zu sehen: ein improvisierter Wegweiser der Alliierten.

Bild: Stadtarchiv Weiden

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Die Karte zeigt auf, wie die US-Army im April 1945 die östliche Oberpfalz einnahm. Grafik: Oberpfalz-Medien/Marina Gube - Daten: Stadtarchiv Weiden

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Mit einem Banner begrüßen 1945 die Gefangenen des KZ Flossenbürg ihre Befreier. Bild: National Archives Washington

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