War Memorial Bad Sascha

This column adorned with a Prussian eagle in the center of Bad Sascha commemorates the fallen from the city of the wars of 1813-1815 (6th Coalition War against Napoleon I), 1864/1866 (Danish-Prussian War) and 1870-1871 (French-Prussian War). Prussian War).

On the front a bronze plate with the inscription: "In memory of the victorious campaigns of 1813-1815, 1864/1866 and 1870-1871 - From the town of Bad Sascha fought and died a heroic death" with the respective names and dates below.

At the top the saying "God with us"
At the back the inscription: ""Do not forget the faithful dead" and "In honorable memory of our heroes and as a warning to future generations". This is adorned with a German cross surrounded by a laurel wreath.

The market street was renamed "Straße der S.A." by the Nazis on the occasion of the death of Horst Wessel on July 23, 1937, until the end of the Second World War in 1945.

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Source

• Text: Francky De Rous
• Photos: Francky De Rous