Type: Limited edition prints
Size: 33cm x 48cm
Tirage: 50 copies
A pencil drawing of the bronze statue “In Memoriam” / “In Memory,” created by Paul Bronisch in 1941.
A memorial for German soldiers of the Wehrmacht. Depicts a fallen soldier, eyes closed probably dead, with a bandage around his head, leaning back on a Stalhelm. Under the steel helmet are some oak leaves.
Exhibited in the Haus der Deutschen Kunst in 1942 (1942 Munich House of German Art).
The original bronze sculpture can be found in the chapel room the Sigmarkapelle, am Zwinger (The Barbara and Sigmark Chapel), located on the southern front of the Minorite complex. The Sigmark Chapel was renovated in 1956-58 and consecrated on October 29, 1961. Since October 22, 1962, the chapel is a memorial for those who fell in the two world wars.
Another marble copy can be found in The Ehrenmal (English : Cenotaph) in Gladbeck. In 1943, the warrior’s head was placed in place of the stone sacrificial flame on the memorial stone in the middle.
After the First World War - in the wake of the monuments being built everywhere - a special purpose association was founded in 1926 to build a memorial and a committee was convened in 1929. The city planning officer Richard Korn designed the round courtyard in 1930, and construction began in 1933. The city used unemployed welfare recipients to save costs. Inside, the monument made of Ruhr sandstone originally bore the motto frieze:
“1914-1918 Zur Ehre der Toten des Krieges, zum Ruf für Geschlechter des Sieges” (English : 1914-1918 To honor the war dead, a call for generations of victory).
The second line was eliminated after the Second World War and replaced with the years 1939-1945.
The statue was also issued as a postmark for War Heroes Memorial Day 1942, designed by Professor Richard Klein. Issued 10 March 1942; valid until 31 December 1942
