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Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands.
Approximately 1 million African American soldiers fought in Europe during World War II.
More than 8,200 Americans are buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery in the southern village of Margraten, just east of city of Maastricht. Another 1,700 officially counted as missing have their names displayed at the site, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the U.S. agency responsible for the Dutch site.
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Approximately 1 million African American soldiers fought in Europe during World War II.
More than 8,200 Americans are buried at the Netherlands American Cemetery in the southern village of Margraten, just east of city of Maastricht. Another 1,700 officially counted as missing have their names displayed at the site, according to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), the U.S. agency responsible for the Dutch site.
Memorial to Black US soldiers who died in WW2 quietly removed
The panels, only displayed last year, were taken down earlier this summer, the Black Liberators told Newsweek.
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