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Bordenau
(Neustadt am Rübenberge)
Region Hannover
Niedersachsen

Steinweg / Am Kampe

Gerhard von Scharnhorst

Bordenau (Neustadt am Rübenberge) 1755 - Praha 1813
general in Prussian service, Chief of the Prussian General Staff, noted for both his writings, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars
(Wikipedia)

Alexander Tondeur & Fritz Sarcander
1905?

Description

Bronze bust on a red marble column, with Scharnhorst's coat of arms.

Inscription(s)

Gerhard
v. Scharnhorst

geb. am 12. November 1755
in Bordenau

Signature

F. Sarcander. fec. 19..

Annotation

The bust was designed by Tondeur, and was finished by his assistant Sarcander.

Sculptors

Fritz Sarcander, German sculptor, assistent of Alexander Tondeur.
Alexander Tondeur (Berlin 1829 - Berlin 1905), German sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Bordenau Aktuell, Das Scharnhorst-Denkmal: Aus der Bordenauer Chronik von Claus-Dieter Gelbke.

Location (N 52°27'43" - E 9°28'41")

Item Code: dens172; Photograph: 4 April 2014
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