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Why is the old bench a highlight of my bike tour?

As is typical on canals, you drive straight ahead without much variation. The path was bumpy in places, then rolled along as if by itself – totally different sections. The bushes weren't trimmed at the time and in some places they were so in the way that you could only drive one behind the other. There are plenty of benches, and on the day we visited (a Saturday in July), it was extremely deserted. This section wasn't the big highlight for me, but maybe a small one 😁

The Stör or Störkanal flows into the inner lake of Lake Schwerin

With interesting information on the boards

Stands slightly off the beaten track below the cycle path

The memorial stands on a section of the old road where the tracks of German and Soviet tanks are still visible. It commemorates the liberation of this area from the Nazis. Soviet and American soldiers clashed here on May 4, 1945. It also commemorates—in a uniquely moving way—the death marches. For over 6,000 prisoners from the Sachsenhausen and Ravensbrück concentration camps on these marches, liberation came too late. At the intersection to the east, an older enamel sign still stands, bearing the title "Death March." At the western end of the road (towards Schwerin), there is a boulder with an inscription. The "Mother" stands at the center of four bronze reliefs. She kneels with her head slightly bowed, one hand open, the other clenched into a fist. In the background runs the new, four-lane B 321 highway.

Located directly on the lake

In memory of the victims of the death march