District 1 in Firenze in Città Metropolitana di Firenze, Tuscany, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)

Gerhard Wolf

(1896-1971)

Photographed By James Hulse, June 16, 2023

1. Gerhard Wolf Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Console tedesco nato a Dresda in seguito unita da gemellaggio con la citta di Firenze si adopero con ruolo decisivo per la salvezza del Ponte Vecchio (1944) dalla barbarie della ii guerra mondiale fu determinante per il rilascio di perseguitati politici e ebrei nella drammatica fase dell' occupazione Nazista.
Il comune pose l'11 aprile 2007 a ricordo dell' attribuzione della cittadinanza onoraria.

English translation:
German Consul born in Dresden - later united by twinning with the city of Florence - played a decisive role for the salvation of the Old Bridge (1944) from the barbarism of World War II and was instrumental in the release of persecuted politicians and Jews in the dramatic phase of the Nazi occupation.
The commune places this plaque on April 11, 2007 in memory of the granting of honorary citizenship.

Erected 2007 by Città di Firenze.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is April 11, 2007.

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46.085′ N, 11° 15.192′ E. Marker is in Firenze, Toscana (Tuscany), in Città Metropolitana di Firenze. It is in District 1. Marker is on Ponte Vecchio, 0.1 kilometers south of Lungarno degli Archibusieri, on the left when traveling south. The marker is located at the middle of the east side of the bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ponte Vecchio 23, Firenze, Toscana 50125, Italy. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ponte Vecchio / Old Bridge (a few steps from this marker); Nicholas Roerich (within shouting distance of this marker); Piazza Santa Felicita (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Chiesa di Santa Felicita / Church of Saint Felicita (about 120 meters away); Ponte Santa Trinita / Holy Trinity Bridge (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Ex Chiesa di San Pier Scheraggio / Former Church of San Pier Scheraggio (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Holy Trinity Bridge Reconstructed (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Gio Pietro Vieusseux (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Firenze.

Also see . . . Gerhard Wolf. Wikipedia

Between 1940 and 1944, Wolf was the German consul in Florence. After the German occupation of Italy in 1943, he worked to save many Jews from the Holocaust, including the famous art historian Bernard Berenson, who testified to that effect
Photographed By James Hulse, June 16, 2023

2. Gerhard Wolf Marker
in 1946. In his efforts, he was supported by Rudolf Rahn, deputy ambassador at Rome and later plenipotentiary to the Italian Social Republic. Wolf, along with Ludwig Heinrich Heydenreich, director of the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, also saved many artworks from being spirited off to Germany. He also prevented the Ponte Vecchio from being destroyed.

(Submitted on July 10, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Gerhard Wolf Marker on the bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 16, 2023

3. The view of the Gerhard Wolf Marker on the bridge

The view of the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) looking east from another bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, June 16, 2023

4. The view of the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) looking east from another bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on July 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 10, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 10, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3, 4. submitted on July 11, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.