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Statues of Hitler

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Post by Kelt » 01 Jul 2003, 18:13

Are there any statues of Hitler in Germany today?

I've seen a couple of busts, but no statues.

How abour Kaiser Wilhelm?
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Post by JLEES » 01 Jul 2003, 23:39

I've traveled a great deal throughout Germany and have seen a number of statues in parks and old military bases, which were produced during the Third Reich. Munich, for example, is a city with a large number of these spread throughout the city. They are still there if you know what to look for. The ones that survived tend to depict neoclassical looking figures that are now disconnected from the period. Often they can be found, but their original brace plates are gone. The statues of Hitler, other Nazi figures and anything with swastikas have been destroyed.
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Post by Kelt » 02 Jul 2003, 01:27

Excellent, many thanks.

Does anyone have any pictures of these statues?
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Post by JLEES » 02 Jul 2003, 03:09

What statues are you talking about the ones destroyed, that still exist, or any type?
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Post by Kelt » 02 Jul 2003, 04:12

Either or....
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Post by VeleV » 02 Jul 2003, 17:12

I find it very strange that the statues of the man himself have been destroyed but can anyone say when exactly they were destroyed (what year?)
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Post by nondescript handle » 02 Jul 2003, 17:46

there is another thread:
http://www.thirdreichforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=19838

I've never seen a picture or heard of an actual statue of Hitler, apart from said busts.

Kaiser Wilhelm II has build several statues of his grandfather Kaiser Wilhelm, the best known perhaps the one on the Kyffheuser.

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Post by Tom Houlihan » 02 Jul 2003, 22:33

I find it very strange that the statues of the man himself have been destroyed but can anyone say when exactly they were destroyed (what year?)
I can't say for certain, since I've not read anything, or seen any photos with dates, but I'd be willing to guess that any statues extant after the bombing were probably destroyed circe 1945. Just a guess, though! :)
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Post by VeleV » 03 Jul 2003, 01:25

I don't know why but for some odd reason I doubt that they would be destroyed exactly in 1945.
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Post by Matt Gibbs » 06 Jul 2003, 10:23

They would have been doestroyed as a part of the de-nazification process introduced byt he victors and later carried on by the new fledgling civilian administration. This would not have taken place wholly in 1945, although a lot of it probably would have, but there was a lot of work to do I guess...
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