The "war memorial" in the city park survived the bombing of the Second World War almost unscathed. Its external appearance also survived attempts by the council and administration to remove it (1955) or to move it and radically redesign it as part of a grove of honor (1965). Finally, in 2007, it and its surroundings were given a dignified redesign and a new meaning as a memorial for all victims of war and violence, but also as a memorial for reconciliation, understanding and peace.

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The memorial was made from a stone block that was placed north of the "heath hill" and was intended to resemble a sarcophagus. The stone soldiers' heads attached to the …

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