War memorial (Dietmannsried)
The war memorial in the Dietmannsried cemetery in the Oberallgäu district was erected in 1956 to mark the First and Second World Wars. This memorial also commemorates the victims of the battles in the war of 1870/71.
history
In 1848 the local veterans association was founded in Dietmannsried by former soldiers who served under the Bavarian kings and Napoleon in the battles and campaigns from 1805 to 1819. A war memorial was consecrated for the first time in the village in 1910. This was located at the former “Hirsch” inn and was a reminder of the battles and campaigns and the war of 1870/71.
During the Second World War, the copper war memorial had to be delivered "to strengthen the metal reserves" and was finally melted down.
In 1956 a new memorial for the fallen and missing soldiers of the two world wars was inaugurated at the Dietmannsried cemetery. The location has remained unchanged since then. In addition, the new memorial commemorates the victims of the battles of 1870/71. The local sculptor Josef Konrad was responsible for the planning, the artistic design and the construction .
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Josef Konrad's death, the memorial was fundamentally renovated in 2012 in connection with further construction work on the cemetery grounds, and the cross and the body of Christ on it were restored.
As early as 1979, the original cross was removed to protect it from the weather and replaced by a true-to-original copy. This was made by Josef Konrad's son Walter.
Every year a service is held in the Dietmannsrieder Church in honor of the fallen on the day of national mourning. Afterwards, the local veterans' association organized wreath-laying ceremonies with music at the memorial.
description
The memorial is located on the western wall of the cemetery near the church. It consists of a raised base made of stone bricks adjoining the wall with a cross made of linden wood with a carved Christ body on it. The part of the cross below the figure of Christ is adorned with the inscription "I GOT MY LIFE FOR MY". A stone slab is attached to the stone plinth, commemorating the dead of World War II who were buried under the memorial and who perished in the parish area on April 27, 1945 from a low-flying attack. The names, date of birth, place of birth and occupation of the deceased are listed. To the left of the raised base is the stone block in the form of an iron cross to commemorate the war of 1870/71 and the two world wars.
The cemetery wall behind it is raised and made of stone bricks. It is only designed in this way in the area of the monument. The rest of the cemetery wall is made of concrete. A total of ten stone tablets are attached to this section of the wall. The dead are engraved on eight of the stone slabs, sorted by their home parish in Markt Dietmannsried. They are listed there by name with rank, place of residence and, if known, also with date and place of death, their unit and comments such as dates of death or missing persons reports.
The two other boards are labeled with the words "OUR" and "FALLEN". They are attached above the other panels.
The entire monument is raised from the cemetery path by a step made of stone slabs with a circular flower bed in front of the cross and delimited by two stone plinths with containers for holy water and two flower beds on the left and right. In the left bed there is also the stone block in the form of an iron cross between two bushes, on which the years of the war of 1870/71 and the two world wars are affixed with metal digits.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c “Dietmannsried: Warrior Association celebrates 150 years of existence” in Allgäuer Zeitung No. 232 of October 9, 1998
- ↑ Announcement sheet of the Dietmannsried market: "Structural measures in the Dietmannsried cemetery and restoration of the cross at the war memorial on the 50th anniversary of the death of the sculptor Josef Konrad" from December 3, 2012
- ^ "National day of mourning should not be a cause for despair", in: Allgäuer Zeitung of November 23, 1981
Coordinates: 47 ° 48 ′ 28.3 " N , 10 ° 17 ′ 21.5" E