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2nd Baden Grenadiers Memorial

 
 
2nd Baden Grenadiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 22, 2024
1. 2nd Baden Grenadiers Memorial
Inscription.  German:
In dielem Gebäude lag von 1881-1914 das II, Bataillon des 2, Bad, Gren, Hgt. K, W, I, No.=110, Es rückte am 8, August 1914 ins Feld. Im kampfe für das Vaterland fanden den heldentod 32 Offiziere und 1331 Unteroffiziere und Mannschaften = Gewidmet von der dankbaren Stadt-Heidelberg im Jahre 1936,

English Translation:
From 1881 to 1914, the 2nd Baden Grenadiers , "Kaiser Wilhelm I." No. 110 was based in this building. It went into the field on August 8, 1914. 32 officers and 1331 non-commissioned officers and men died a heroic death fighting for their country. Dedicated by the grateful city of Heidelberg in 1936.
 
Erected 1936 by Stadt-Heidelberg.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 49° 24.597′ N, 8° 42.486′ E. Memorial is in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. It is in Altstadt. It is on Seminarstraße just west of Kettengasse, on the right when traveling east. The marker is located along the corner of the building.
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Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: Seminarstraße 4, Heidelberg BW 69117, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jesuitengymnasium / Jesuit High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Marktbronnertor (within shouting distance of this marker); Louis-Fahrbach-Brunnen (within shouting distance of this marker); Richard Hauser (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Karl Bernhard Stark (about 120 meters away); Karl Gottfried Nadler (about 150 meters away); Nationalsozialisten Bücherverbrennung / National Socialist Book Burning (about 150 meters away); Sophie Friederike Mereau (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Heidelberg.
 
2nd Baden Grenadiers Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 22, 2024
2. 2nd Baden Grenadiers Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 150 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
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