Memorial plaque for young women, conscripted flak helpers (Q118120105)
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Memorial plaque at the Osterfelddamm in Hanover-Groß Buchholz, Germany
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Memorial plaque for young women, conscripted flak helpers |
Memorial plaque at the Osterfelddamm in Hanover-Groß Buchholz, Germany |
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52°23'43.91"N, 9°48'58.57"E
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2005
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Zum Gedenken an junge Frauen, dienstverpflichtete Flakherlferinnen|Zum Gedenken an junge Frauen, dienstiTjerpflichtete Flak ferinnen Hier befand sich im 2. Weltkrieg ein Flugabwehrstützpunkt der Wehrmacht. Am 29. November 1944 sollten 53 junge Frauen, dienstverpflichtet nur wenige Monate vor dem Kriegsende, als Flakhelferinnen ausgebildet werden. Am Tag ihrer Ankunft gerieten sie in einen Luftangriff alliierter Kampfflugzeuge, die ihre Bomben über Misburg, Klein- und Groß-Buchholz und Lahe abwarfen. Eine 4000 Kg - Luftmine schlug an dieser Stelle ein. Alle 53 Frauen wurden getötet, mit ihnen 8 Flaksoldaten.|Ihr sinnloser Tod hätte verhindert werden müssen.|Pinkenburger Kreis 2005 (German)
In memory of young women, flak helpers who were obliged to serve|In memory of young women, flak helpers who were obliged to serve There was a Wehrmacht anti-aircraft base here during the Second World War. On 29 November 1944, 53 young women were to be trained as anti-aircraft helpers, only a few months before the end of the war. On the day of their arrival, they were caught in an air raid by Allied fighter planes, which dropped their bombs over Misburg, Klein- and Groß-Buchholz and Lahe. A 4000 kg aerial mine hit this spot. All 53 women were killed, along with 8 anti-aircraft soldiers.|Their senseless deaths should have been prevented.|Pinkenburger Kreis 2005 (English)
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Memorial stone for young women, conscripted flak helpers (Hannover)
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