Georg Elser Memorial Königsbronn

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Georg Elser Memorial Königsbronn
Memorial plaque at the memorial
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Thomas Strobl on November 4, 2019 during a visit to the memorial

The Georg Elser Memorial in Königsbronn is a memorial and research center in Königsbronn in Baden-Württemberg . It is dedicated to Georg Elser , who carried out a narrowly failed bomb attack on Adolf Hitler on November 8, 1939, including almost the entire National Socialist leadership.

Georg Elser and Königsbronn

Georg Elser monument by Friedrich Frankowitsch at Koenigsbronner Bahnhof
Tourist information sign on the A7 motorway

Georg Elser was born in Hermaringen in 1903 , but from 1904 lived most of his life in Königsbronn. In 1939, he stole the dynamite for his time bomb in a quarry in the Königsbronn district of Itzelberg . He then carried out blasting tests in his parents' orchard. In 2010, an Elser memorial created by Friedrich Frankowitsch was erected at Königsbronn train station .

Creation of the memorial

The memorial, inaugurated in 1998, is located at Herwartstraße 3 in the immediate vicinity of the town hall and the Brenzursprung . It was created in collaboration with the Georg Elser Working Group , the Königsbronn community and the German Resistance Memorial Center in Berlin . Peter Steinbach , Johannes Tuchel and the working group prepared a documentation in advance, which was shown in 1997 as a special exhibition at the German Resistance Memorial Center, but which was subsequently also suitable as a permanent exhibition in Königsbronn.

In three rooms the exhibition shows a large number of photos and documents as well as some of Elser's few surviving personal items. The interrogation protocols from December 1939 can also be viewed and provide a comprehensive insight into the background to the attack. The exhibition is structured:

  • Room 1
    Biography of Georg Elser - interrogation protocol - press article
  • Room 2
    Hitler putsch 1923 - decision to act - preparations - the assassination attempt of November 8, 1939 - consequences of the explosion - propaganda - reactions
  • Room 3
    Investigations and Arrests - Interrogations - Concentration Camp Imprisonment and Murder - After 1945

In 2012, a tourist information sign was set up on the A4 motorway between the Aalen-Westhausen and Aalen-Oberkochen junctions in the direction of Ulm at the request and at the expense of the municipality of Königsbronn . In addition to the Königsbronn town hall and the Brenz from there, it shows a portrait of Elser and draws attention to the home of Georg Elser and indirectly to the memorial at the source of the Brenz .

Series of publications by the memorial

With the support of the journalist and historian Ulrich Renz and sponsored by the State Center for Political Education Baden-Württemberg , the memorial publishes a series of annual volumes:

  • Volume 1: The Elser Files (2000). Catalog of questions and investigation report from the Swiss Federal Archives.
  • Volume 2: "Give him back his deed" (2001, extended new edition 2008). Erwin Roth finds the truth about Georg Elser.
  • Volume 3: The Niemöller Case (2002). An exchange of letters between Georg Elser's mother and the church president.
  • Volume 4: In the Gisevius case (2003). An eyewitness from July 20th judges Georg Elser.
  • Volume 5 Georg Elser's Homeland (2004). Articles about resistance fighters in Königsbronn.
  • Volume 6: Georg Elser's Farewell (2005). Relatives and other witnesses report on the last encounter.
  • Volume 7: The Protocol (2006). The autobiography of Georg Elser.
  • Volume 8: Struggle for Justice (2007). The fate of the Hirth family.
  • Volume 9: Elser and the Commissioners (2008). Report on a search for clues.
  • Volume 10: Elser & Sohn (2009). Formative years at Lake Constance.
  • Volume 11: A look into the archive (2010). Documents on the life and deed of Georg Elser.
  • Volume 12: Bürgerbräukeller (2011). Stronghold and rubble field.
  • Volume 13: Elser and Elsa (2014). Stories about the Königsbronn resistance fighter.
  • Volume 14: The Time Bomb (2015). Description and documentation of the replica by Rudolf Hangs.
  • Volume 15: Georg Elser in the cinema (2016). Films about the Königsbronn resistance fighter.
  • Volume 16: Georg Elser's local newspaper (2017). His information base in Königsbronn.
  • Volume 17: Georg Elser and the Justice (2018). Wrong date of death and other memorabilia.
  • Volume 18: Elser and Hitler (2019). Reflections on a special relationship.

Web links

Commons : Georg Elser Memorial Königsbronn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter A. Zdansky: Georg Elser moved into consciousness. In: Schwäbische Post from September 16, 2008.
  2. ↑ Berlin interrogation protocol on georg-elser-arbeitskreis.de.
  3. ↑ "I wanted to prevent the war." Georg Elser and the assassination attempt on November 8, 1939. Documentation. Flyer of the memorial, undated.
  4. ↑ Tourist information sign on the A7. on georg-elser-arbeitskreis.de.

Coordinates: 48 ° 44 ′ 16 ″  N , 10 ° 6 ′ 50.3 ″  E