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Theo Akkermann
1965

Description

Statue of a human figure in a long robe, with the arms with broken chains stretched out to the sky. In front of the monument are two metal plates with the names of the fallen in the First and Second World Wars:

zum gedenken an die menschen, die durch
krieg und gewalt ihr leben lassen mussen

Inscription(s)

GEDENKEN-MAHNUNG

Signature

th. akkerman 65

War memorial - list of names

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Sculptor

Theo Akkermann (Krefeld 1907 - Krefeld 1982), German sculptor (Wikimedia Commons).

Location (N 51°24'33" - E 6°20'12")

Item Code: denw704; Photograph: 15 June 2019
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