Milse - World War II Memorial
N 52° 03.474 E 008° 36.773
32U E 473458 N 5767548
A beautiful memorial for the fallen and missed people of the second World War, in Bielefeld-Milse.
Waymark Code: WMGZ4E
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 04/26/2013
Views: 8
This big, approximately two meters tall monument was placed at a small green area at the beginning of the small village Milse, located close to Bielefeld.
The main inscription reads: (translated)
"1939 IN MEMORIAL 1945 FOR THE FALLEN AND MISSED PEOPLE IN WORLD WAR 2".
(German: "1939 ZUM GEDÄCHTNIS 1945 DER IM 2. WELTKRIEG GEFALLENEN u. VERMISSTEN")
The smaller inscription reads: (translated)
"They gave their life. Their everything their blood. They gave it. With holy courage. For us."
(German: "Sie gaben ihr Leben. Ihr Alles ihr Blut. Sie gaben es hin. Mit heiligem Mut. Für uns.")
On the memorial itself are the names of all Milse soldiers that went missing or fallen during the time.
Property Permission: Public
Access instructions: it stands next to a street
Location of waymark:
Elverdisser Straße
Bielefeld, NRW Germany
33729
Commemoration: The missing and dead people of World War 2
Date of Dedication: Not listed
Access times: Not listed
Website for Waymark: Not listed
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