Husarendenkmal, War memorial in Frankfurt, Germany
The Husarendenkmal is a war memorial on the Senckenberganlage in Frankfurt's Westend district, built as an upright limestone stele. Its rectangular shaft rises from a cross-shaped base, designed by sculptor Carl Hochscheidt in an expressionist style.
The memorial was unveiled on 14 June 1925 at the first regimental roll call after World War I, honouring the fallen of the Royal Prussian Hussar Regiment "King Humbert of Italy" (1st Kurhessian) No. 13. It stood on a square in Bockenheim known locally as Königsplätzchen, officially unnamed until 1995 and now called Tilly-Edinger-Platz. In 2003 it had to give way to the new Adorno memorial and was moved into the nearby Senckenberganlage in the Westend.
The sides of the memorial carry carved phrases about duty, remembrance, and loyalty to the homeland. Walking slowly around the stone, visitors can read these words and engage with the memorial on a personal level.
The memorial stands on the Senckenberganlage in Westend and is within easy walking distance of the Varrentrappstraße and Senckenbergmuseum tram stops. The area around it is open and accessible at any time of day.
The Latin motto on the back, Invictis victi victuri, is rendered in the source as "To the unconquered — the conquered, who will conquer." The memorial was moved in 2003 to make way for the new Adorno monument on what is now Tilly-Edinger-Platz, and now stands in the Senckenberganlage.
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