Remembrance on the 81st anniversary: Strengthen resistance to injustice!

Remembrance on the 81st anniversary: Strengthen resistance to injustice!

Stauffenbergstraße 13-14, 10785 Berlin, Deutschland - On July 20, 2025, the 81st anniversary of the failed attack on Adolf Hitler will be celebrated. Throughout Germany, high -ranking politicians and representatives of society are commemorating this historical day, which stands for resistance to National Socialist rule. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) speaks 250 Bundeswehr recruits in the Bendlerblock in Berlin, where the assassination attempt took place. He emphasizes that July 20th stands symbolically for resistance to injustice and for a better Germany. One of the best -known faces of the overthrow attempt is Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg, whose fate is inextricably linked to that of this other conspirators such as Friedrich Olbricht and Albrecht Ritter Mertz of Quirnheim.

The tragedy of this day culminated in the night of July 20, 1944 when Stauffenberg and three co -conspirators were shot in the Bendler block. The conspirators' attacks were designed to end Hitler's rule and stop the Second World War. After the failed attempt, a total of 89 resistance fighters were executed by the Nazi judiciary between August 1944 and April 1945 in the Plötzensee penalty prison. This memorial is not only a memorial for the perpetrators, but also for the over 2,800 people who were murdered there from 1933 to 1945. The memorial of German resistance , where the plans for the overthrow attempt took place, offers information about the motives of resistance and is an important place of memory in Berlin.

appeal to the present

At the memorial event in the Plötzensee memorial, actor and author Matthias Brandt commemorates the dangers of hate, racism and exclusion, which are also noticeable in today's society. Brandt, the son of the former Chancellor Willy Brandt, warns in his speech of a glory and appeals to those present to actively choose injustices and not to look away. He emphasizes that his family fled the Nazis and his father worked against the regime.

Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig (SPD) also comments on the subject and demands that Germany should no longer assume a “monstrous horror”. It emphasizes the responsibility, which still exists today, resistance to threats to democracy and law. Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner (CDU), dedicates the courage of the resistance fighters to his words and thus emphasizes the importance of July 20th.

The memorial place

The memorial of German resistance, which is located at the historical place of attempt to overthrow Hitler, plays a central role in the culture of remembrance in Germany. After the end of the Second World War and the Allies victory, the place was redesigned into a cenotaph for the victims of the failed attempt to overthrow. Visitors can experience permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions and educational offers here that address the motives and goals of the resistance fighters. The memorial is open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The conservation measures and the importance of this site are inseparable from the message that history can be repeated if it is not actively remembered. Information about the memorial is also available online at gdw-berlin.de .