Description
Bronze sculpture of a dying lion with two arrows in his chest. On the front of the pedestal the crowned monogram EL (Ernst Ludwig) between oak leaves, above the text:
dem Leibgarde Regiment
und seinen tapfere Söhnen
und seinen Traditions Regiment
dem Inf.-Rgt. 115 1936-1945
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On the left side of the pedestal:
Das Leibgarde-Infanterie-Regiment (erstes großherzoglich-hessisches) Nr. 115
verlor im Weltkrieg 1914-1918 an Gefallenen und Vermissten 139 Offiziere 327 Unteroffiziere 2518 Gardisten
Es errichtete Infanterie-Regiment-Nr. 186 mit Stab Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment-Nr. 254 mit Stab Reserve-Infanterie-Regiment-Nr.221 mit Stab
In unzähligen anderen Truppenteilen fochten und fielen Leibgardisten, sind vermisst, starben an den Folgen des Krieges
Ihnen allen ist dieses Denkmal geweiht.
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On the right side of the pedestal the names of the battles of World War I.
The sculpture is flanked by two semicircular wings with the names of the battles of World War II, with the text:
Joh 15.13 Niemand hat großere Liebe denn die | daß er sein Leben lasset für seine Freunde
Inscription(s)
Signed: h. jobst
Annotation
Erected in honor of the more than 2,000 casualties and missing of the 115th Infantry Regiment.
Memorial - list of names
We have photos of the list(s) of the names on this memorial. Contact us if you want to see these lists. (contact form)
Sculptor
- Heinrich Jobst (Schönlind, Oberpfalz 1874 - Darmstadt 1943),
German sculptor in Darmstadt
(Wikipedia).
Sources & Information
Tags
Locatie (N 49°52'26" - E 8°39'15") (Satellite view: Google Maps)
Item Code: dehs123; Photograph: 30 September 2012
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