Landshut honors 80 years of peace with a solemn Remembrance Sunday ceremony
Landshut will hold a significant municipal ceremony at the Main Cemetery on Sunday, November 16, at 4:30 p.m. The event, attended by prominent guests, marks Remembrance Sunday and introduces a new format, '80 Years of Peace in Landshut—Remembering for the Future'.
Earlier that day, at 3:00 p.m., a public guided tour will explore military graves from 1809, monuments from the 1870–71 Franco-Prussian War, and memorials for Landshut's fallen from World War I and II. The tour is a collaboration between an unnamed institution, the Landshut city archives, and the cemetery administration.
The ceremony will feature a discussion with a contemporary witness and students from Landshut State Secondary School. The students, having explored key aspects of Landshut's history during and after World War II, will display their findings on informational panels in the cemetery chapel and online. The theme for this year's Remembrance Sunday is 'Remembering Means Taking Responsibility'.
The official program will conclude with a procession to the Pietà memorial, a joint prayer, and a wreath-laying ceremony, accompanied by the Landshut Volunteer Fire Brigade Band and the City Orchestra. The ceremony aims to honor victims of war, terrorism, and oppressive regimes, and to encourage reflection and responsibility.
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