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Key FactsStuttgart Honors Nazi Victims with Stones and Threshold
May 14, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de
  • Stolperstein initiatives in Stuttgart will install eleven memorial stones and the city’s first Stolperschwelle on May 19 to commemorate Nazi victims.

  • The Stolperschwelle will be placed at Dornhalden Cemetery, marking the site where 22 victims of Nazi military justice were executed.

  • Memorial stones recognize Jewish families and individuals who were deported, murdered, or died due to refusal of military service or illness.

  • Descendants of the victims will attend the ceremonies, supported by exhibitions and a magazine highlighting the survivors’ stories.
  • The military justice system was used by the Nazi regime as a disciplinary instrument for the army.
    — Bertram Maurer of the Degerloch Stolperstein Initiative explains this in the context of Nazi death sentences carried out at Stuttgart shooting ranges.
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