War Memorial Middelburg
Back Abdij Groenmarkt, MiddelburgBronze sculpture of a male standing figure, his arms reaching out towards the sky meaning a cry for freedom.
- Year of construction
- 1950
- Architect / Design
- Oswald Wenckebach
- Accessibility
- Good
The memorial commemorates the Middelburg citizens who became victim of the German occupation during 1940-1944.
Underneath the pedestal a cylinder has been incorporated with a scroll containing the names of those fellow citizens who perished during World War II.
The text on the memorial (in Dutch):
Standvastigh is ghebleven
mijn hert in teghenspoet
1940 1944
In English:
Remained persistent
my heart in adversity
1940 1944
Note: At the court yard of the Abbey of Middelburg three plaques are to be found, referring to the victims of World War II.
The inscription on the pedestal of the War Memorial
The War Memorial is located nearby Lange Jan church tower