Kolonialkriegerdenkmal, monument in Dresden, Germany
The Kolonialkriegerdenkmal was a monument in Dresden built in 1913 at Sachsenplatz. It featured a raised stone base topped with a bronze globe supported by four dolphins and crowned by an eagle with spread wings, surrounded by a metal fence.
Dedicated in 1913, this monument honored Saxon soldiers who died in overseas conflicts. A new plaque was added in 1923 to include those lost in the First World War, but it was dismantled in 1947 because authorities viewed it as glorifying warfare.
The monument served as a place where people honored soldiers who died overseas, keeping their memory alive in the city. The name reflected how important these distant conflicts were to local society at that time.
The monument stood at Sachsenplatz near the river and was enclosed by a metal fence within a small park. It was easily accessible to visitors who could read the inscriptions and plaques listing the fallen soldiers.
Although the original monument was dismantled in 1947, a surviving plaque bearing the names of six soldiers who died in German colonies is now preserved in a church hall in Dresden. This fragment keeps alive a part of the memorial's legacy.
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