Cenotaph for the victims of fascism on Loeperplatz

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Cenotaph for the victims of fascism

The memorial to the victims of fascism on Loeperplatz (also victims of Nazism) is an ensemble member in the district of Lichtenberg of Berlin's Lichtenberg district .

description

The memorial was probably erected in 1948 on Loeperplatz in front of the old parish church and dedicated to the victims of fascism in the Lichtenberg district. The monument consists of a pillar with a square cross-section, which carries a pyramid placed on its tip with a triangle and a concentration camp symbol. On the fourth side of the column (south side) is the following inscription : To honor / commemorate / to the murdered / anti-fascist resistance fighters / 1933–1945 and on the other side the following inscription: To commemorate / our / dead / never again / 1933–1945 . The memorial was renewed in the 1960s.

literature

  • Stefanie Endlich, Thomas Lutz: Remembrance and learning in historical places: a guide to memorials for the victims of National Socialism in Berlin / State Center for Political Education, Berlin . State Center for Political Education, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-87776-034-1 , p. 105 .

Web links

Commons : Memorial for the victims of fascism at Loeperplatz  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ List, map, database / Landesdenkmalamt Berlin. Retrieved December 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Memorial plaques in Berlin: Memorial plaques in Berlin - Memorial plaque advertisement. Retrieved December 25, 2017 (German).

Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 14.6 "  N , 13 ° 28 ′ 47.7"  E