War memorial (Talheim)

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On the war memorial in the Talheim community cemetery, all the fallen and missing from Talheim during the two world wars are listed

The war memorial in Talheim in the district of Heilbronn , Baden-Württemberg , is a memorial for the soldiers of the community who died in the First and Second World Wars and for the citizens of Talheim who died as a result of war events.

History and Fallen

The siblings Ludwig (1869–1955), Albert (1877–1951) and Karoline (1870–1955) Zoller, who first emigrated to South Africa, supported the erection of the monument with 200 marks in 1925, while the monument association was in its four years of existence initiated the creation of the monument to the fallen .

The mention of the civilians Frida Bräuninger and Erika Scherb, who are listed as victims in connection with the Second World War, should be emphasized .

The large number of victims in the Second World War (91 fallen and 37 missing citizens) is due to the fact that in April 1945 the US Army and German troops, which were in retreat, met in Talheim and from Haigern and Hundsberg the village came under crossfire was taken. In this respect, the monument is a historical memorial that commemorates one of the many retreat battles that took place in Germany in the last weeks of the war in 1945.

Original location

It was originally built to characterize the townscape in the center of the town - on what is now the Rathausplatz - below the Upper Castle and could also be seen when the Bottwartal Railway, which is now closed, was passing through the town . On November 29, 1925, the memorial was inaugurated with a large participation of the Talheim population.

At the memorial service for the fallen in World War I, the Protestant and Catholic pastors and, as representatives of the Israelites, the teacher Straus gave speeches. Straus' brother in faith Moritz Hirschfeld is inscribed on the monument. Sixteen soldiers were killed in Talheim in connection with the German Blitzkrieg , and another soldier was reported missing by the Talheim mayor.

During National Socialism , the memorial was part of Adolf-Hitler-Platz , which was previously called Kelterplatz and served as a parade area for the party. The square was redesigned between 1951 and 1953 in connection with the Schozach regulation .

A pedestrian bridge leading to the memorial, although insignificant for the defense, was blown up by the Wehrmacht in April 1945 .

New monument

In the course of a redesign of the center of the village, the monument was laid down around 1980 and re-created in the community cemetery, apparently using the original surrounding stones.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barbara Barth: In the footsteps of benefactors (February 23, 2009) , accessed on July 7, 2013
  2. ↑ Local historian Gaa goes into raptures. (August 30, 2008), accessed July 7, 2013
  3. ↑ History book of the community Talheim in the district of Heilbronn. Talheim community, Talheim 1995, p. 151
  4. ↑ mahnung-gegen-rechts.de invasion, surrender - Black Market ( Memento of 19 December 2013, Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ See gallery: [1]
  6. ↑ Local historian Gaa goes into raptures: The town center was shaped by the monument to the fallen in 1925
  7. ↑ History book of the community Talheim in the district of Heilbronn. Talheim community, Talheim 1995, p. 129
  8. ^ Ostracized, prosecuted - respected ( Memento from December 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 9, 2013
  9. ↑ Biographical information and unit  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 6, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.weltkriegsopfer.de  
  10. ↑ Gustav Manasse not immortalized
  11. ^ Judenstern, Forced Labor - Home Front ( Memento from December 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 9, 2013
  12. ↑ Kelterplatz ( memento from December 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 7, 2013
  13. ↑ Invasion, Capitulation - Black Market ( Memento December 19, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 6, 2013
  14. ↑ Historical photo of the monument complex , accessed on July 13, 2013

Web links

  • Collection of images and documents on monuments, honor plaques and the like for those who died in the First World War in the Heilbronn Oberamt Archives: M 746 Bü 27 (1926-1929)

Coordinates: 49 ° 4 ′ 45 "  N , 9 ° 11 ′ 52.5"  E