Official handover of the memorial site Riga-Bikernieki

 
in German:
Offizielle Übergabe der Gedenkstätte Riga-Bikernikie

Project

 

Description

On 30 November 2001, the memorial site Riga-Bikernieki Forest was officially handed over. As many relatives of the members of the three victims’ associations were murdered in Riga, a delegation was sent to this deeply symbolic monument.

in German:
Am 30. November 2001 wird die Gedenkstätte Riga - Bikerniekiwald offiziell übergeben. Da viele Angehörige der Mitglieder der drei Opferverbände in Riga ermordet wurden, wird eine Delegation zu dieser stark symbolischen Denkmalübergabe gesandt.

Applicant

Working Community of the Concentration Camp Associations and Resistance Fighters Austria

in German:
Arbeitsgemeinschaft der KZ-Verbände und Widerstandskämpfer Österreichs

Website

Location

Austria | show on map

Approved

22 Oct 2001

Category

Remembrance event

Type

Commemoration / remembrance

Funding

"Looted gold" Fund

Please note

The project contents and descriptions are based primarily on the submissions of the project applicants. These submissions are edited for publication and translated into English. Although it is subjected to rigorous checks, the National Fund does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information provided.