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Torso des Ehrenmals für die Gefallenen des 1. Weltkrieges

Torso of the Memorial to the Fallen of World War I

Joseph Enseling
1928 (1994)

Peine / Torso des Ehrenmals für die Gefallenen des 1. Weltkrieges

Description

Male torso and head.
The sculpture consists of the remains of the former war memorial in Herzberg. The sculpture is a symbol against violence and destruction. The torso is the surviving part of the memorial originally dedicated in Herzberg on 25 November 1928. The names of over 400 Peie soldiers who died in the First World War were engraved on the stone pillars. In the night of 19 to 20 June 1934, the memorial was toppled from its pedestal by unknown - presumably National Socialist - perpetrators. The sculpture was controversial, as the pose of the 'crouching man' did not correspond to the National Socialist world view of heroism.

Information Sign

Torso des Ehrenmals für die
Gefallenen des 1. Weltkrieges.

Am 25.11.1923 im Herzberg eingeweiht,
am 20.06.1934 von unbekannten Tätern
vom Sockel gestürzt und zerstört.

Bronzeplastik von
Joseph Enseling
1886 - 1957

Torso of the memorial to the
fallen of the 1st World War.

25-11-1923 Dedicated in Herzberg,
20-6-1934 toppled from its pedestal and
destroyed by unknown perpetrators.

Bronze sculpture by
Joseph Enseling
1886 - 1957

Sculptor

Joseph Enseling (Coesfeld 1886 - Düsseldorf 1957) German sculptor and university professor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Michael Utecht, Denkmäler und Skulpturen in Peine (Peine: StadtMarketing, 2019), (PDF online).

Locatie (N 52°19'18" - E 10°14'10") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dens656; Photograph: 30 July 2024
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