Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag, Cautionary memorial in Mitte, Berlin, Germany

The Memorial to the Murdered Members of the Reichstag consists of 96 cast-iron plates standing upright side by side in front of the Reichstag building. Each plate has irregular edges and bears the name, party affiliation, life dates and place of death of a murdered member of the Weimar Republic parliament. At both ends of the row, additional inscribed plates are set into the ground.

The memorial was created to commemorate members of parliament who disappeared or were killed between 1933 and 1945 under Nazi rule. It documents a dark chapter when democratic representatives were systematically persecuted and removed from political life.

The memorial was initiated by the Perspektive Berlin association around journalist Lea Rosh, which unveiled a provisional plaque near the Reichstag on 1 September 1989. The plates record each deputy's name, party affiliation, life dates and place of death; 40 of the 96 were KPD members and 33 SPD. A documentary film of 1994, "Parlamentarier unter dem Hakenkreuz", grew out of the project.

The memorial stands in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin-Mitte. The 96 cast-iron plates are arranged in a row at ground level, with additional inscribed plates set into the ground at both ends. Visitors walk along the row to read the names, party affiliations, life dates and places of death.

Each plate was designed with space for additional names in case more victims are identified in the future. This shows the memorial was conceived as an open document that can evolve over time.