Thanksgiving in Rastatt: 80 years after the bomb attack reminded!

Thanksgiving in Rastatt: 80 years after the bomb attack reminded!

Rastatt, Deutschland - On January 7, 2025, the bomb attack on Rastatt marks the 80th time. This commemorative event is reminded of the event that took place on January 7, 1945. Around 1,000 bombs fell during the attack, but the baroque city center was largely spared and there were no deaths. The bombs mainly landed on the uninhabited Röttererberg. In the course of the bomb attack, a vow of the rastatters to protect their city was also reaffirmed, which was already carried out on October 1, 1944 during the Rosary Festival in the Catholic parish of St. Alexander and Heart of Jesus. The faithful had prayed and praised to God for protection for the city and its monuments to celebrate this festival with a service in the future and pass on the vow to future generations.

As part of the memorial event, a thanksgiving in the Einsiedeln chapel will take place on January 7 at 4:30 p.m. The 84-year-old Agnes Feldhaus, who takes care of the memory of the vow, recalls that she was only four years old when the bombing took place. Since 2017, the veneering Madonna has been in the park in the park at the Einsiedeln chapel and the Pagodenburg, a Statue of Marien from Black Forest sandstone, which is reminiscent of the salvation of RASTATS at the beginning of 1945.

the vigor and its meaning

The statue, which represents a copy of the Maria Immaculata of the Einsiedeln chapel, was created by the Endinger stonemason and sculptor Martin Gutmann and inaugurated in 2017. An inscription on the statue states: "Rastatt’s Buerger thank God Dasherrn, who, on the fuzel language of Mary on January 7, 1945, preserved the baroque city center from annihilation." Furthermore, the vow of the faithful is pointed out on October 8, 1944, which was stimulated by the then pastor Emil Schätzle. In this plain, the city was prayed for the salvation of the city, which was largely spared on January 7, 1945 at the aviation attack, such as