Kriegerdenkmal in Großholthausen, Gefallene 1914-1918 und 1939-1945
Kriegerdenkmal in Großholthausen, Gefallene 1914-1918 und 1939-1945 stands in Dortmund’s Großholthausen district as a memorial to soldiers killed in both world wars. Fritz Richter-Elsner created the monument, which presents a life-sized bronze soldier wearing a steel helmet and carrying a rifle. You reach the raised platform by steps, while a low wall encloses the memorial space.
The monument opened in 1940, during the Second World War, and gained an additional inscription in 1959. Plaques around the figure commemorate those who died in the First and Second World Wars. A semicircular wall of rustic sandstone frames the site and carries figurative reliefs. The memorial has held cultural-heritage status since 1991, preserving its materials and wartime inscriptions.
The bronze soldier stands above the surrounding plaques, giving the small site its clearest visual focus. Stone, metal, steps and reliefs combine here in a setting shaped for remembrance.
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