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Gedenkplakette zur NS-Verfolgung

Memorial plaque for Nazi persecution

artist unknown
date?

Frechen / Gedenkplakette zur NS-Verfolgung

Description

Ceramic commemorative plaque with to the left a man and a woman holding hands, and to the right a torch, a chevron (a reference to the markings used in concentration camps), a cross and a Star of David. In the center the text den opfern der zeit von 1933-1945 (to the victims of the period 1933-1945).

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Martin Lehrer, Projekt Gedenkorte NS-Opfer im Rhein-Erft-Kreis.
Gedenk- und Erinnerungsorte Rhein-Erft-Kreis, Keramik-Plakette.

Locatie (N 50°54'31" - E 6°48'30") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw1174; Photograph: 15 September 2024
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