At the entrance to Galgenberg, there are three memorial stones in a small clearing under a large wooden cross. The large one in the middle bears the following inscription: "In memory of the lost homeland, its dead, the victims of the expulsion in 1945 and the fallen in both world wars 1914-1918 1939-1945".

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As a result of the Wiebke storm in 1991, the remains of the foundations of the former gallows in the gallows forest of the same name were once again visible …

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Location: Ellwangen (Jagst), Ostalbkreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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