Befreiungsdenkmal, War memorial in Innsbruck, Austria

The Befreiungsdenkmal is a triumphal arch on Eduard-Wallnöfer-Platz in Innsbruck, built 1946–1948 to a design by the French architect Jean Pascaud. The neoclassical structure measures about 20 m in height and width, with a central block of roughly 15 × 15 m. Its architrave reads "PRO LIBERTATE AUSTRIAE MORTUIS"; a 3.5 m copper Tyrolean eagle with an inner shield tops it, and iron grilles close the five gateways.

French military authorities commissioned this memorial in 1946, with its completion coming in 1948 to honor resistance fighters against National Socialism and fallen Allied soldiers. It was built during the early postwar period and has shaped the character of the central square since then.

The narrow sides of the gate list the names of people who died resisting the Nazi regime: 107 names were added in 2011 and 16 more in 2015, making 123. The nine federal states' coats of arms appear as grilles in the shape of a Christian cross, and the Tyrolean eagle above carries an inner shield.

The memorial stands in the heart of Innsbruck at Eduard-Wallnöfer Square, very close to the Audioversum Science Center. Access is available through recently renovated plaza areas that provide wheelchair access for all visitors.

The eagle atop the gate is not stone but copper, 3.5 metres tall, made by locksmith Anton Fritz from a design by sculptor Emmerich Kerle. Fritz, later an ÖVP city councillor, also forged the five gate grilles, in which the coats of arms of the nine Austrian federal states form a cross. Plans and photos of the eagle's difficult installation are kept in the Ferdinandeum.