Buchenwald Memorial in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany — Central Europe

National Buchenwald Memorial

Nationale Mahn- und Gedenkstätte Buchenwald

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

1. National Buchenwald Memorial Slogan on Doors of The Tower of Freedom

Inscription.

Die vernichtung des Nazismus mit seinen wurzeln ist unsere losung

Der aufbau einer neuen welt des friedens und der freiheit ist unser ziel
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The destruction of Nazism and its roots
is our slogan

The construction of a new world of
peace and freedom is our goal

Erected 1958 by German Democratic Republic.

Topics and series. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, Cold • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the The Holocaust series list.

Location. 51° 0.653′ N, 11° 15.54′ E. Marker is in Buchenwald Memorial, Thüringen (Thuringia), in Weimar. Follow the signs. Site is approximately 10 km NW of Weimar, off Blutstraße, west of Ettersburger Straße (L1054). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Buchenwald Memorial TH 99427, Germany. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. "Blood Road" / „Blutstraße” (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); In Memory of the Soldiers of the XX Corps of the US 3rd Army (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); SS Guard Detachment Barracks (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Barrack / Baracke (approx.

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1.2 kilometers away); Camp Headquarters / Lagerkommandantur (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Dog Compound / Hundezwinger (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Ernst Thälmann (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Gate building / Torgebäude (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Buchenwald Memorial.

Also see . . .
1. History of the National Buchenwald Memorial. (Submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Buchenwald Memorial Official Site. (Submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Buchenwald in USHMM Holocaust Encyclopedia. (Submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

National Buchenwald Memorial Tower of Freedom image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

2. National Buchenwald Memorial Tower of Freedom

North facade, with doors

National Buchenwald Memorial Statue of Liberated Inmates image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

3. National Buchenwald Memorial Statue of Liberated Inmates

Tower of Freedom (south facade) in background

Photo of National Buchenwald Memorial on Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

4. Photo of National Buchenwald Memorial on Marker

National Buchenwald Memorial Third Ring Grave image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

5. National Buchenwald Memorial Third Ring Grave

Mass grave location below the Tower of Freedom

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

6. National Buchenwald Memorial Tower of Freedom

View from Route 85, looking NW from near Weimar toward the tower on Etter Mountain.

Liberated Inmates Statue at National Buchenwald Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 25, 2013

7. Liberated Inmates Statue at National Buchenwald Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 410 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 7, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.