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Bunker Memorial and Mass Grave Erkelenz

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Bunker Memorial and Mass Grave Erkelenz

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Bunker Memorial and Mass Grave Erkelenz

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Location: Erkelenz, Heinsberg, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Erkelenz Station – Haberger Wald loop from Erkelenz

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2. Jewish Cemetery Erkelenz – Erkelenz Station loop from Erkelenz

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3. Bellinghoven Maar and Chapel (1824) – Erkelenz Station loop from Erkelenz

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Andrea Grauer

February 25, 2018

On 16.1.1945 all those seeking protection came through a bombing hit and life in this air raid bunker. Since the bunker was completely destroyed and filled in, a community grave was created here and a memorial with the names of the victims was built. This place is part of the "route against oblivion" that runs through Erkelenz.

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Nieres

January 31, 2023

The memorial is located on Anton-Raky-Allee in the city of Erkelenz.
It commemorates 13 victims of an air raid on January 16, 1945. The 13 citizens of Erkelenz had sought shelter in a bunker of horror. Since then it has been a common grave." The cross at the center of the memorial is 2.00 m high and 0.40 m wide and was designed and designed by Hatto HAAK. The facility was redesigned in 1989 by the local history association of the Erkelenzer Land
Source reference:
* Series of publications by the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande e.V. No. 17 sign on the way page 69 by Paul Blaesen

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Bunker Memorial and Mass Grave Erkelenz

1. Erkelenz Station – Haberger Wald loop from Erkelenz

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