Poppau war memorial
The Poppau war memorial is a listed war memorial in the village of Poppau in the municipality of Beetzendorf in Saxony-Anhalt .
It is located in the center of Poppau on Dorfstrasse , northeast of the Poppau village church .
The memorial commemorates the fallen from Poppau in the First and Second World Wars . It consists of a boulder that rests on a base made of field stones . The boulder is crowned by an iron cross made of stone . Originally, however, it was crowned with an eagle.
On the east side there is a plaque commemorating the victims of the First World War. A larger memorial plaque for the victims of the Second World War was later set up below at the foot of the base.
The inscription on the plaque for the First World War reads:
For their heroes, the Poppau community
Richard Fehse found 5. XII. 1914
Wilhelm Fritze found. 19. XII. 1914
Richard Lötsch found 15. VI. 1915
Gustav Hehle found. 25. IX. 1915
Fritz Grassau found. 6. X. 1915
Hermann Grassau found. 16. VII. 1916
Otto Pakebusch found. 24. VII. 1916
Hermann Stendel found. 9. VIII. 1916
Bernhard Schulz found. 26. IX. 1916
Hermann Fritze found. 4th V. 1917
Wilhelm Weber found. 20. VI. 1917
Richard Friedrichs found. 25. III. 1918
Wilhelm Lenz found. 4th IV. 1918
Arthur Trapp
The inscription commemorating the Second World War reads:
In memory of our fallen and missing
| 1939 | 1945 |
| Mertens Walter * April 11, 1915 † September 8, 1939 | Thoms Hermann * April 14, 1923 presumably August 28, 1943 |
| Janecke Otto * February 23, 1918 † September 20, 1941 | Baulke Ewald * May 25, 1908 † January 13, 1944 |
| Crisian Paul * April 23, 1921 † October 25, 1941 | Lagemann Werner * December 19, 1907 presumably July 1944 |
| Hentschel Herbert * January 10, 1911 † January 19, 1942 | Tegge Adolf * October 25, 1916 † August 26, 1944 |
| Oelnik Walter * August 21, 1921 † February 1, 1942 | Körtge Walter * December 2, 1925 presumably September 1944 |
| Bandau Hermann * September 5, 1919 † May 22, 1942 | Schulz Otto * February 6, 1908 † February 11, 1945 |
| Kullnat Emil * November 20, 1910 † August 23, 1942 | Schulz Fritz * June 25, 1913 probably 1945 |
| Eurian Gerhard * December 7, 1922 † November 8, 1942 | Körtge Gerhard * April 1, 1924 † May 19, 1945 |
| Schulz Wilhelm * February 14, 1916 † December 26, 1942 | Matiaske Heinrich * April 4, 1908 † June 11, 1945 |
It reminds the dead of peace
The two columns are separated from each other by the representation of a sword.
The war memorial is listed in the local monument register under registration number 094 90293 as an architectural monument .
Web links
- Poppau, Beetzendorf municipality, Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt at www.denkmalprojekt.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt. Page 3874.
Coordinates: 52 ° 40 ′ 51.7 " N , 11 ° 8 ′ 7.4" E