Wittig monument
The Wittig memorial is a memorial to the driver Walter Wittig who was murdered in the vicinity of today's memorial in Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
It is secluded on the south side of the street An den Rennwiesen in the northeastern part of the Magdeburg district Herrenkrug in the forest area of the Biederitzer Busch .
History and design
The memorial was erected for the Leipzig professional driver Walter Wittig, who was murdered here on August 23, 1927. The memorial was placed on behalf of Wittig's professional colleagues who were members of the German Transport Association in Leipzig and Magdeburg.
The monument consists of an upright stone stele, on the north side of which faces the street in the upper part an oval black plaque is attached. On the board is the inscription:
Here on August 23, 1927,
the power cab driver
Walter Wittig
from Leipzig was murdered in
honor of his memory!
Below in smaller font:
The power cab drivers
organized in the German Transport Association of Leipzig and Magdeburg
The monument is surrounded by a wooden fence. It is not registered in the local register of monuments.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bianca Oldekamp: Magdeburg in use for a memorial. August 23, 2017, accessed on November 8, 2017 : "An den Rennwiesen [...] Im Biederitzer Busch"
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 56.6 " N , 11 ° 41 ′ 42.8" E