Albatros flies Thälmann monument: Eisenachs Change in focus!

Albatros flies Thälmann monument: Eisenachs Change in focus!

Eisenach, Deutschland - In Eisenach, the memory of the Thälmann monument is getting pale! Readers Günter Krug draws attention to the scandalous situation: While the steel sculpture of the Albatro will soon find a new place, the Thälmann monument, which gave the street and the residential area its name, was dismantled years ago. A monument that stood for almost 40 years and now only exists in the minds of the citizens!

The CDU had already applied to remove the monument in 1991, and in the 1990s it was time: In the course of the work at the roundabout, the bust of Ernst Thälmann disappeared without a trace. Discussions about reorganization? Forget! The bust and the lettering were brought to Leipzig into the House of History and can still be found there after renovation. Now a bird, the Albatros, is supposed to fly over the roundabout of Thälmannstraße - a symbol of freedom and limitlessness that the current society reflects.

a quote that is forgotten

On the empty wall of the roundabout, Thälmann's urgent quote once emblazoned: "The first main task is the fight against the risk of war". A sentence that has more meaning than ever today, but the memory of it disappears every year. While the city is adorned with new sculptures, Thälmann's heir remains in the shadow of history.

The citizens of Eisenach are called to remember the story and question the importance of monuments. What remains of the past when the symbols of memory are broken down and forgotten? The discussion about the Thälmann bust is not only a question of monument protection, but also a call to deal with your own history!