Gebirgsjäger Ehrenmal

Gebirgsjäger Ehrenmal stands on Hoher Brendten, a hill above Mittenwald, with alpine surroundings visible around the granite monument. Two granite steles rise behind a wooden cross. Sebastian Norkauer won the design competition, and Joseph Cardinal Wendel inaugurated the memorial in 1957. Construction cost about ninety thousand Deutsche Mark at the time.

The memorial honours fallen mountain troops from the First and Second World Wars, connecting military remembrance with Mittenwald’s regional history. The Kameradenkreis der Gebirgstruppe manages the site. Each year, usually in late May, the Brendtenfeier brings Bundeswehr members, veterans, and families together for flags, speeches, and silence. That ceremony preserves a largely unchanged sequence.

Discussions consider whether the protected monument should also remember Bundeswehr soldiers who died in service. Graffiti damaged the granite pillars several times in the early 2000s, prompting cleaning and restoration. The Kameradenkreis funds maintenance, while monument protection and the architect’s rights complicate possible alterations. The wooden cross stands in front of the paired stone pillars above Mittenwald.