German War Graves and Memorial Birkeshof
Birkesdorf Cemetery contains 139 graves of war dead from both World Wars. In 1962, the honorary cemetery was redesigned and a memorial to the victims was also erected. White marble slabs with the names of the war dead resting here were placed in the ground.
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Source
- Text: Joost Verheijden
- Photos: Joost Verheijden
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Monument
- Memorial Friedensplatz Birkeshof - Birkeshof-Düren
- War Memorial Hoven - Hoven-Düren
- War Memorial Arnoldsweiler - Arnoldsweiler-Düren
Cemetery
- German War Graves Hoven - Hoven-Düren
- German War Graves Mariaweiler - Mariaweiler-Düren
- German War Graves Huchem-Stammeln - Huchem-Stammeln-Niederzier
Remembrance Stone
- Stumbling Stone Weidenpesch 37 - Birkesdorf
- Stumbling Stone Kömpchen 6 - Birkesdorf
- Stumbling Stones Alte Jülicher Straße 27 - Düren
Fortification
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