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Moschendorf Camp Memorial

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Moschendorf Camp Memorial

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Location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

September 19, 2025

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The memorial, designed by Karlsruhe sculptor Fritz Theilmann, was erected in 1980 by the Association of Returnees with the support of the city of Hof. It commemorates the Hof-Moschendorf border …

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Rombea

October 4, 2020

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The memorial was erected in memory of the Moschendorf camp. The Moschendorf camp in the Moschendorf district of the city of Hof (Saale) was built as a satellite camp and, after the end of World War II, was used and expanded as a refugee and border transit camp.

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October 4, 2020

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Text on the base of the monument: “THE BORDER TRANSIT AND RELEASE CAMP MOSCHENDORF WAS HERE 1945 - 1957 THE GATE TO FREEDOM FOR THOUSANDS OF GERMAN POWERS, CIVIL POWERS AND DISPLACED PEOPLE OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, WHO CAME TO THE EAST OF THE FAR HATE FOR REPENSEING TO SERVE RECONCILIATION
AND TO KEEP PEACE IN FREEDOM "

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Hof Central Station – Southern Regnitz River loop from Hof Hauptbahnhof

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Pond in the Saalewiesen – Moschendorf Camp Memorial loop from Döhlau

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Elevation 550 m

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