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Communities Confirm Volkstrauertag Memorials for Nov. 16

Local programs emphasize remembrance of war victims, concentration-camp victims, victims killed while fleeing.

Overview

  • Most ceremonies are scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 16, with a handful on Saturday, Nov. 15, in the Altkreis Münden area.
  • Bobenheim-Roxheim will hold a 14:00 commemoration at the Roxheim war memorial led by Georg Zwilling, followed by a lecture from Heimatpfleger Klaus Graber at the local museum.
  • Hann. Münden will begin with a 10:00 ecumenical service at St. Blasius, then a Rotunde ceremony with wreath-laying and an address by Mayor Tobias Dannenberg.
  • Sonthofen invites the public to an 11:15 memorial at the Ehrenfriedhof with a police-accompanied march from St. Michael at about 10:50 and remarks by Second Mayor Ingrid Fischer.
  • Organizers underscore calls for peace and justice and encourage donations to the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge to support memorial and war-grave care.