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War Memorial of the 9th Lorraine Regiment 173

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War Memorial of the 9th Lorraine Regiment 173

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Siggi

September 4, 2020

The war memorial of the 9th Lorraine Regiment 173 is one that probably caused amazement when it was inaugurated on August 18, 1929. This was not due to the fact that a monument to a Lorraine regiment was erected on the Freudenberg in the immediate vicinity of the barracks built in the 1930s (today the Freudenberg campus of the Bergische Universität), because numerous Elberfeld soldiers had served in this regiment. The astonishment was directed at the execution of the monument, the cost of which was erected from donations from members of the regiment. Of the 8,000 RM total costs, however, 2,500 RM were still missing for the inauguration. Over 4000 soldiers of the regiment were killed in World War I, including over 400 Elberfelder. The former commander of the regiment, General von Mudra, came from Schwerin for the inauguration of the monument on August 18, 1929.

The monument, created by the Elberfeld sculptor Fritz Lücken, consists of a brick base and pillar and two sandstone sculptures. The lower one is supposed to represent a dying warrior, the upper one a lion that is just freeing itself by rearing up from the “Italian” snake that has wrapped itself around its neck. The monument has a total height of seven meters.

The draft had been very controversial among the city councillors, who had to decide on the application of the Reichsbund of former 173ers about the availability of a building site. As the General-Anzeiger reported, the left rejected the draft as inflammatory, while the right criticized the snake's superiority. The sculptor Fritz Lücken explained that the sculpture represents the moment in which the lion defends itself against the snake and rears up. The fallen soldier, on the other hand, stands for camaraderie.

Source: denkmal-wuppertal.de/2010/03/kriegerdenkmal-des-9lothringischen.html

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Tevion1505 (Andreas)

June 6, 2021

The war memorial of the 9th Lorraine Regiment 173 is one that probably caused astonishment at the inauguration on August 18, 1929. That was not because a memorial for a Lorraine regiment was erected on Freudenberg in the immediate vicinity of the barracks built in the 1930s (today the Freudenberg campus of the Bergische Universität), because numerous Elberfelders had served in this regiment. The amazement was directed at the execution of the monument, the cost of which was erected from donations from members of the regiment. Of the 8,000 RM total costs, however, 2,500 RM were missing for the inauguration. Over 4000 soldiers of the regiment were killed in the First World War, including over 400 Elberfelder. For the inauguration of the monument on August 18, 1929, the former commander of the regiment, General von Mudra, came from Schwerin.

The monument, which was created by the Elberfeld sculptor Fritz Lücken, consists of a pedestal and pillars made of bricks and two sculptures made of sandstone. The lower one is supposed to represent a dying warrior, the upper one a lion who is just rearing up to free himself from the "Welschen" snake that has wrapped around his neck. The monument has a total height of seven meters.

Source: denkmal-wuppertal.de/2011/10/gedenkstein-zur-tausendjahrigen.html

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JakobusPilger

August 26, 2021

As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the people who are commemorated here did not divorce in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny.

Many of the places and monuments that you come across along the way are evidence of the horrors of war and tyranny, which is still relevant and relevant today. They all have two essential functions, anew for each generation:

-1- Commemorate and remember the victims

-2- Remind to keep the peace

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Location: Bergisches Land, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

War Memorial of the 9th Lorraine Regiment 173

1. View of the Huckenbach Valley – View of the Gelpe Valley loop from Kluse

2. Viewpoint at Am Faulenberg – View of the Dornbachtal loop from Südstadt

3. Gelpetal Hiking Trail – Käshammer Pond loop from Südstadt

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