Mönchengladbach-Hardt War Cemetery

In the last days of World War II the cemetery was built by the advancing US troops.
Here are resting 863 fallen German soldiers, some of whom are still being visited more than 70 years later by relatives, as can be seen from the flower decoration on the stone crosses.
More information on the information board.

As a memorial to the endless number of war dead, such places - usually referred to as "war cemeteries" or "soldiers' cemeteries" - are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the many people buried here were by no means divorced in peace, but became victims of the war and an inhuman tyranny.
The most important and at the same time everlasting function of the soldiers' or honorary cemeteries or war cemeteries is therefore to keep the memory of this suffering alive and – every generation anew (!) – to remind people to keep peace in the long term.

"... The cemetery of honor in Mönchengladbach-Hardt; thoughts on the day of national mourning ...
BY: PETER JOSEF DICKERS NOVEMBER 18, 2018
The large crosses on the cemetery of honor on Louise-Gueury-Strasse in Mönchengladbach-Hardt cannot be overlooked. Three solid wooden crosses were erected as a memorial in 1951. Memory of buried hopes. ... "
mg-heute.de/der-ehrenfriedhof-in-moenchengladbach-hardt-gedanken-zum-volkstrauertagYou should read this article - it makes you think.
And then we ask ourselves the question: What has humanity learned from it ??? !!!
We know the answer ... (unfortunately) ... 😔