Marktplatz Galerie Bramfeld

„Missing·Wounded·Shredded. The Dead „Heroes“ of World War I from Bramfeld, Steilshoop and Wellingsbüttel“ is the title of the new book by the Bramfeld District Archive.Moving individual stories and regional history during World War I are the focus of this nonfiction book. Specific biographies make the horrific deaths in war and the suffering of those left behind tangible. In view of current crises, the book possesses a frightening relevance.Author Gudrun Wohlrab, head of the Geschichtswerkstatt Stadtteilarchiv Bramfeld, brings the abstract horror of World War I closer. Careful searches through family estates, regimental chronicles and research trips to former front-line areas form the basis for this richly illustrated book. The author’s personal motivation, surprising discoveries and obstacles encountered during five years of research are at the heart of this book presentation.The book is being published to coincide with the completion of the counter-monument to the local war memorial at Alten Teich.Admission is free, but registration with Heymann bookstore is required: 040-641 43 42