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*Monument voor de gevallenen 1940-1945. Gedenkt het leed - maar niet om stil te staan. Gedenkt de schande - maar om voort te gaan. Zwolle
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Photo taken in Binnenstad, 8011 Zwolle, The Netherlands
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- Uploaded on April 20, 2007
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- Camera: Canon PowerShot A610
- Taken on 2007/04/17 11:28:12
- Exposure: 0.001s (1/1250)
- Focal Length: 7.30mm
- F/Stop: f/4.000
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash
Comments (4)
Owen de Jong, on September 30, 2008, said:
My understanding is that this memorial represents those from Zwolle who fell in WWII.
I'm particularly interested as it was discovered about 10yrs ago that my Opa (grandfather) was the subject for the sculpture.
Some background... my Opa (Taeke de Jong, 1922-2002) was an underground fighter against the German invasion of the Netherlands, and later fought against the Japanese invasion of Indonesia.
One of his comrades used to draw him during the war, from which this sculpture was later created. By this time however, Taeke had started a new life overseas, and it was about 50yrs after the memorial was erected that he finally found out about it! I haven't been to see it yet, so I'm very happy to find such a great photo on the net.
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Chris10 ©, on October 5, 2008, said:
Hi Owen. Thanks for your explanation. When I see a memorial then intrigued it me, so I take a picure. And it is good to stand still by what happened.
Are you living in the Netherlands or also in Australia as your Opa?
Greetings from Holland, Huizen. Christien
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Owen de Jong, on July 20, 2009, said:
Yeah it is a great story, Opa was very surprised when he eventually found out there was a statue of him in Zwolle..
I live in Australia, but definately looking forward to travelling to Holland one day to meet relatives and see the memorial in person.. thanks for the photo mate!
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Chris10 ©, on May 3, 2010, said:
Oorlogsmonument Zwolle: Ter nagedachtenis aan alle Zwollenaren die om zijn gekomen door oorlogshandelingen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Ontwerp en betekenis
Het monument is een ontwerp van Titus Leeser en werd op 5 mei 1950 onthuld. Het verbeeldt een mens die zich weer opricht nadat er veel leed is ondervonden. Door naar de toekomst te kijken krijgt de mens weer levensmoed. Het monument is gedeeltelijk omgeven door een lage muur die symbool staat voor weerstand.
Op de muur bij het monument zijn woorden aangebracht van Victor E. van Vriesland:
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