The entrance plaque at the Vladslo German Soldiers’ Cemetery, Belgium.
The entrance plaque at the Vladslo German Soldiers’ Cemetery, Belgium. "The Deutscher Soldatanfriedhof (German Soldiers’ Cemetery) near the village of Vladslo is virtually a mass grave. The remains of more than 25,644 German soldiers are here. Mass grave markers in the cemetery show with soldiers’ names, ranks and dates of death. Peter Kollwitz was one of the many German soldiers in Vladslo cemetery who died between 16 and 31 October 1914 in those futile attacks on Belgian positions during the Battle of the Yser. The dozens of flat marker stones, each containing a number of names and dates of death, are testament to the tragedy. At the other end of the cemetery from the entrance lodge stands Käthe Kollwitz’s tribute to her dead son, the statues known as ‘Die Eltern’ (The Parents). This powerful work speaks of the lasting effects of death in war on those at home. The stone parents are kneeling, facing the cemetery. The father clasps himself tightly while the mother hangs her head in grief. Käthe and her husband, Dr Karl Kollwitz, brought the statues personally to Belgium." (Source: )
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Location: Vladslo German Soldiers’ Cemetery, Vladslo, Belgium.
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
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