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Execution Site Gustav Petri

On this site Gustav Petri was executed on 12th April 1945.

A plaque in Wernigerode commemorates Oberst Gustav Petri .He refused an order to defend the town of Wernigerode from occupation of the Americans.

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Source

  • Text: J.M. van Laarhoven
  • Photos: J.M. van Laarhoven

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