Overview

• Mayor Sören Link installed a plaque at Peter Pomm's Pusztetten-Stube in Marxloh stating that Peter Johann Hildebrand invented the currywurst in 1936.
• Authors Tim Koch and Gregor Lauenburger cite testimonies and invoices showing English curry orders from 1935 as the basis for the revised origin story.
• Duisburg plans to mark 22 September as a local Day of the Currywurst, aligning the commemoration with Hildebrand’s centenary and shifting focus from Berlin’s 4 September date.
• Hildebrand’s family publicly endorsed the claim during the ceremony, which drew extensive national media coverage to the small Ruhr district snack bar.
• The broader consensus remains unsettled as Berlin continues to credit Herta Heuwer for a 1949 invention despite Duisburg’s newly formalized claim.