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Detmold
(Stadt Detmold)
Kr. Lippe
Nordrhein-Westfalen

Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz

Kriegerdenkmal 1870-71

War Memorial 1870-71

1875

Description

Obelisk (16 m high) topped with an Iron cross on a pedestal with tablets showing the names of the fallen. The corners of the monument are adorned with a zinc statue of a branch of service of the regiment, these statues were bought from a Berlin factory. Their weapons were removed in 1945:

Jäger / Hunter
Musketier / Musketeer
Füsilier / Fusilier
Artillerist / Gunner

Inscription(s)

Dem Andenken
der im Kriege von
1870 und 1871
gefallenen Officiere
und Mannschaften
des VI. Westfälischen
Jnfanterie Regiments N.55,
und der bei anderen
Truppentheilen gebliebenen
Lipper

Signature

On the obelisk: von W.v.MELLE Erbauet im Jahre 1875

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)

Sources & Information

Onlineprojekt Gefallenendenkmäler, Detmold (1870/71), Kreis Lippe, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Andreas Ruppert, 'Kriegerdenkmäler in Detmold'. Rosenland: Zeitschrift für lippische Geschichte 2 (Okt. 2005) (PDF on-line).

Locatie (N 51°56'14" - E 8°52'21") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: denw334; Photograph: 7 April 2014
Of each statue we made photos from various angles and also detail photos of the various texts.
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© Website and photos: René & Peter van der Krogt

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