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2 unusual facts about Memorial to the German Resistance


Memorial to the German Resistance

The visitor enters the museum from Stauffenbergstrasse through an archway, on the wall of which is inscribed: "Here in the former Supreme Headquarters of the Army, Germans organized the attempt of 20 July 1944 to end the Nazi rule of injustice. For this, they sacrificed their lives. The Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Berlin created this new memorial place in the year 1980."

The same point is made about other Germans who went into exile and assisted the Allied war effort against Germany, such as Marlene Dietrich.



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