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Princetown War Memorial

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Princetown War Memorial

Recommended by 47 hikers out of 50

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    July 6, 2022

    Moderate trail with some historical features.

      November 3, 2024

      As a memorial to the many dead, such monuments – usually called “war memorials” in English – are still very important today. “Now, Lord, you let your servant depart in peace, as you have said...” says the so-called “Hymn of Simeon” (Luke 2, verse 29). However, the people commemorated here did not depart in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny. This is why the term “fallen memorial” is now sometimes used in German instead of the previously most common “war memorial”.

      However, such a war memorial, which one encounters so often on the road, regardless of nationality, language and name, is always a testimony to the horror of war and tyranny – still significant and current today. They all have two essential functions, and this is renewed for each generation:
      -1- Commemorate and remember the victims
      -2- Remind people to keep the peace

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        May 19, 2025

        "Lest we forget." Princetown

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          Location: Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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