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A plaque is affixed to a stone wall, commemorating an event that occurred in Siegburg, Germany
A plaque is affixed to a stone wall, commemorating an event that occurred in Siegburg, Germany. The plaque is made of bronze and is inscribed with German text. The text reads: "HIER WURDEN AM 23.8.1944 DREI JUNGE LUXEMBURGER ERSCHOSSEN: JEAN BEUCK 23 JAHRE MARCEL CHARPANTIER 20 JAHRE EMILE KORNERS 19 JAHRE MIT IHNEN WURDEN SIEBEN WEITERE LUXEMBURGISCHE GEISELN AN ANDEREN ORTEN HINGERUCTET. SIE WURDEN OPFER DES FASCHISMUS. MÖGEN NIE WIEDER GEWALIT UND TERROR IN UNSEREM LANDE HERRSCHEN! GESTIFTET VON DER STADT SIEGBURG." This translates to: "HERE ON 23.8.1944 THREE YOUNG LUXEMBURGERS WERE SHOT: JEAN BEUCK 23 YEARS OLD, MARCEL CHARPANTIER 20 YEARS OLD, EMILE KORNERS 19 YEARS OLD. WITH THEM, SEVEN MORE LUXEMBOURG HOSTAGES WERE EXECUTED ELSEWHERE. THEY BECAME VICTIMS OF FASCISM. MAY VIOLENCE AND TERROR NEVER REIGN IN OUR COUNTRY AGAIN! DONATED BY THE CITY OF SIEGBURG." The stone wall appears to be part of an older building, with rough-hewn stones of various sizes and colors, held together by mortar. The plaque is positioned centrally on the wall.