Blücher memorial, Bronze and granite memorial in Bebelplatz, Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
The Blücher memorial is a bronze statue by Christian Daniel Rauch on a 4.60-metre pedestal, with a total height of 7.85 metres, standing on the green space of Bebelplatz. The 3.25-metre figure of Field Marshal Blücher wears contemporary uniform, holds a sabre in his right hand and rests his left foot on a cannon barrel. The pedestal reliefs depict Victoria, Nemesis, Pax and Borussia, scenes of the Wars of Liberation, and the Blücher coat of arms.
Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel and executed by Christian Daniel Rauch, the memorial was unveiled on 18 June 1826, the anniversary of Waterloo, at the front of the Opernplatz. In May 1950 Walter Ulbricht had it removed and stored during the "demilitarization" of East Berlin's centre. It was re-erected in 1963 about 50 metres back on Bebelplatz, and its long inscription was shortened to "BLÜCHER".
The reliefs on the 4.60-metre pedestal carry the memorial's message: Victoria with the inscription above, the history of the Wars of Liberation in the middle band, and Blücher's coat of arms as Prince of Wahlstatt below. The shortened inscription now reads only "BLÜCHER"; the original dedication to Frederick William III was removed in 1963.
The memorial sits on Bebelplatz near Unter den Linden avenue, making it easily accessible on foot from central Berlin locations. Visitors exploring this area will find the square surrounded by other historical structures and should take time to observe the broader urban environment.
The statue's base carries reliefs that few visitors read closely: at the top Victoria bears the inscription, Nemesis offers a sword, Pax an olive branch and Borussia a laurel wreath; below them the 1813–1815 campaigns are shown from the Breslau call "An Mein Volk" to the entry into Paris. The bronze was cast by the French founder Claude François Lequine.
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