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Husch Husch Statue (Peter Held)

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Husch Husch Statue (Peter Held)

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Husch Husch Statue (Peter Held)

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Hans-Helmut Books

September 23, 2017

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Peter Held, better known as Husch Husch, was born on August 28, 1886 in Barmen and is considered a Wuppertal original.

Husch Husch was very well known as a peddler …

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

July 3, 2021

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The somewhat strange triad of Wuppertal originals in bronze has been complete since May 10th: In addition to Mina Knallenfalls and the Zuckerfritz, Husch-Husch, alias Peter Held, now also has …

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Rinaldini

December 11, 2022

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Peter Held, who was honored in this way, was born on August 2, 1886 and worked as a peddler in the 1920s and 1930s, including on the Werth. He was called "Hush-Hush" by children, which made him irascible. His disrespect not only applied to children and the population, but also to the regulatory authorities in the Nazi regime, which earned him several years in prison. On November 28, 1953, Peter Held died in the Galkhausen psychiatric clinic.

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