Otto Mindhoff: War Memorial

In 1970 Otto Mindhoff designed the War Memorial commemorating those who fell in the two World Wars. A monumental cross wrought in cast aluminium bears an imposing relief of Christ on the Cross. While untypical of such a monument, Mindhoff deliberately equated Christ’s martyrdom with the fate of the fallen soldiers: the figure of Christ is depicted in Mindhoff’s typical sculptural style. The head with the crown of thorns conveys the height of suffering – for both those who laid down their lives and for those whom they left behind .