Commemoration of the victims of National Socialism
Mayor Barbara Ludwig calls on citizens to take part in the commemorative event on 27 January in the Park of the Victims of Fascism
To mark the nationwide day of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism, the City of Chemnitz is holding a commemorative event on Monday, 27 January 2014 at 10 am. Mayor Barbara Ludwig is calling on citizens of the city to take part in the commemorative event at the memorial in the Park of the Victims of Fascism.
The commemoration will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial created by Hanns Diettrich (1905-1983) in the Park of the Victims of Fascism.
After the speech by the head of the city, pupils from the sports high school will perform a programme of songs and recitations.
27 January 2014 marks the 69th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army. The victims of National Socialist tyranny have been commemorated in Chemnitz since 1945. The anniversary of the liberation of the extermination camp became a German day of remembrance for the victims of National Socialism in 1996 on the initiative of the then Federal President Roman Herzog. In 2005, the United Nations declared 27 January as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.