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World War II Memorial Ottrott

This memorial (Monument aux Morts) within the church commemorates the residents of Ottrott who gave their lives in World War II.

Left tableau
Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord (Revelation 14:13)
Died in the field of honor:
PFISTER AUGUST 1940
WACHENHEIM CHARLES 1940
BARTHELS EDWIN 1940
SIFFERT ANDRÉ 1940
KRAUSS CHARLES 1940
HASSENFRATZ ALPHON 4-8-1943
CHARM XAVIER 3-10-1943
HOFFBECK PROSPER 6-1-1943
FISCHER JEAN 1/1/1944
SCHWEITZER JOSEPH 2/28/1944
HOFFBECK HENRI 6/5/1944
DREYER CHARLES 8/9/1944
KELLER RAYMOND 9/15/1944
MESSNER JOSEPH 9/30/1944
TRAVEL ARSENE 1944
BRUNSTEIN JOSEPH 4/28/1945

bombing victims:

FORDEUX ODILE born DE DARTEIN
DEMANCE SABINE 6/8/1944

Right tableau
Their memory will always remain in gratitude (Maccabees III-7)

Died in Russian captivity:

SCHWIND ADOLPHE 1945
LEFTZ JOSEPH 1945
HOFFBECK JOSEPH 1945
KRAUSS XAVIER 1945

Missing:

BISCH ANDRÉ
BURCK JOSEPH
CLAUSSMANN PAUL
ESCHBACH LÉON
FURST XAVIER
HOFFBECK LÉON
HOFFMANN FRANÇOIS
KELLER RICHARD
LECOLL HUBERT
PFISTER JUSTIN
ROLLING ANDRÉ
SCHUPP AUGUSTE

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Source

  • Text: Fedor de Vries & Dick de Bruijne
  • Photos: Dick de Bruijne

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