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| At top the tablet reads, in both German and English:
In memory of these US-Airmen who were killed under tragic circumstances on August 4th, 1944 after being captured on our island. Below the names of the murdered airmen the caption (in German) reads: With you we think of the millions of soldiers in Germany and in the entire world who, against all international agreements regarding the handling of prisoners of war that lost their lives while in captivity. (photo courtesy of John Connolly) |