Chris_Baker Posted 27 February , 2003 Share Posted 27 February , 2003 Yesterday I visited a very large factory in Schweinfurt (to become famous as an air target in a later war). In the main reception area I was surprised to see a large bronze plaque affixed to the wall. It was a very nice 1914-1918 memorial, with I estimate 100 or so soldiers listed. Just names, no other details, except (translated ). "To the fallen heroes of Pracisions-Kugel-Lager-Werke Sachs 1914-1918". The company was in those days and until quite recently called Fichtel & Sachs, famous in recent times for automotive components. They were bought 2 years ago by another name with Great War resonance, ZF, or Zeppelin Friedrichshafen. I have seen a few Great War memorals in British factories too, but wondered if anyone else had seen one in a German factory or business premises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 27 February , 2003 Share Posted 27 February , 2003 Chris Don't know about industrial memorials in Germany, but I can remember walking to the top of the Grunten near Sonthofen in Bavaria, to find a beautiful memorial chapel to (I think) a WW1 Jager regiment. Could any of our German members enlighten me? Terry Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Baker Posted 27 February , 2003 Author Share Posted 27 February , 2003 Was it steep? Could have explained the Grunten! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 27 February , 2003 Share Posted 27 February , 2003 There's a bar three-quarters of the way up Chris, that stopped the Grunten. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egbert Posted 27 February , 2003 Share Posted 27 February , 2003 Nearly every village in Germany that has a grown history over the centuries remember their fallen sons in WWI and II. Typically these memorials are always located in the center of the village. Even big cities, with parts not wiped out by WWII bombs, usually know that kind of memorials, but located inside the premises of the larger cemeteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul guthrie Posted 27 February , 2003 Share Posted 27 February , 2003 When I was in the army I was married and lived off post in Hohenstaufen, one of the Schwabish Albs along with Schwabish Hall and Schwabish Gamund. Beautiful, the Holy ROman Emperors the Barbarossas came from there, ruins of their castle drew lots of tourists. At top of hill except for path to ruins were me. wife, Frau Munz and the churches, both had lovely memorials of soldiers comforting dying comrades. Wife assumed man with helment was holding a woman! " Look, there's a staute of a German and a lady!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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