World War I Memorial at Machensplatz - Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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N 51° 30.460 E 007° 05.643
32U E 367730 N 5708004
This statue is a monument since 7/19/1993
Waymark Code: WMN452
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/23/2014
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This World War I memorial honors the victims of the Reserveregiment 56.
On 8/6/1914 this regiment was sent to the westfront.
At the first bloody combat mission the unit sustained heavy casualties.
Carved in stone you can read:
"Es sind gefallen
710 Offiziere
1739 Uffz. und Mannschaften"
Date the Monument or Memorial was built or dedicated: 01/01/1934
Private or Public Monument?: Other
Name of the Private Organization or Government Entity that built this Monument: Stadt Gelsenkirchen
Geographic Region where the Monument is located: Europe
Website for this Monument: [Web Link]
Physical Address of Monument:
Machensplatz
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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