Gedenkbaum auf dem Ohlsdorfer Friedhof - Hamburg, Germany
N 53° 37.333 E 010° 04.022
32U E 570574 N 5942019
Ginkgobaum zum Gedenken an 8 Flieger auf dem Ohlsdorfer Friedhof.
Waymark Code: WMTRQE
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
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This ginkgo tree was planted to commemorate eight injured British airmen during the Berlin airlift, who are buried in this cemetery.
On the placed board is written:
1948 - 1949
THIS GINGKO TREE IS IN REMEMBERANCE OF THE EIGHT
BRITISH AND COMMONWEALTH AIRMEN WHOSE
INITIATIVE AND SACRIFICE DURING THE BERLIN AIRLIFT
ENABLED THE PEOPLE OF THAT CITY TO SURVICE
Location of the tree: Cemetery
Type of tree: Ginkgo
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