Memorial to Polish Soldiers and German Anti-Fascists

Coordinates: 52°31′43.56″N 13°26′15.48″E / 52.5287667°N 13.4376333°E / 52.5287667; 13.4376333
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The twin columns symbolize the joint struggle of Poles and Germans against fascism
Memorial wreaths left before the monument on May 8, 2006
Skateboarders in front of the slogan "For your freedom and ours". Note the East German Coat of arms on the left side of the picture on the monument.

The Memorial to Polish Soldiers and German Anti-Fascists (German: Denkmal des polnischen Soldaten und deutschen Antifaschisten; Polish: Pomnik żołnierza polskiego i niemieckiego antyfaszysty) is a war memorial in Berlin, dedicated in 1972. Built by the German Democratic Republic during the division of Germany, it is today the principal German monument to the Polish soldiers who died in World War II, as well as an important monument to the German resistance.

Description and history

The monument is located in

For your freedom and ours," in Polish (Za waszą i naszą wolność) and German (Für eure und unsere Freiheit), and a relief showing figures of a Polish and Red Army soldier together with a German resistance fighter. Below the columns is the dedicatory plaque, in Polish, German, and Russian, where wreath
-laying ceremonies take place.

The monument was rededicated in 1995 following

coat of arms of East Germany
.

In recent years, concern mounted as to the amount of

neo-Nazi slogans.[citation needed
]

The monument is frequently used for skateboarding.[2]

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ "Home – BerlinOnline Stadtportal GMBH & Co. KG".
  2. ^ "Skateshop24". 31 March 2021.

External links

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