Die Kirschen der Freiheit - Göttingen, Germany - World War II Memorials / Monuments on Waymarking.com

This plaque commemorates the deserters of the Second World War. The text on it is from the report "Kirschen der Freiheit" (engl.: "Cherries of Freedom") by the German writer Alfred Andersch, who describes his own desertion in 1944:

[DE] Nicht aus Furcht vor dem Tode sondern aus dem Willen zu leben.

[EN] Not out of fear of death but out of the will to live.

The panel was created by the sculptor Joachim Nitsch in 1990 and consists of a granite stone slab approx. 1.3 x 1 x 0.1 m. It is located at a height of approx. 3m on the outer wall of the restored Göttinger Amtshaus.

Date of Dedication: 01/01/1990 Property Permission: Public Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Hiroshimaplatz Göttigen, Germany 37073 Commemoration: World War II deserters Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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