In which of the European countries, occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II stands the only statue of a German soldier who saved the lives of two local children?
Question #152533. Asked by
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Last updated Aug 27 2026.
Originally posted Aug 27 2026 1:33 PM.
In the Dutch village of Goirle on 6 October 1944, a German soldier carried two small children to the safety of a cellar whilst under mortar attack. After he got the two children to safety, Karl-Heinz Rosch was killed in the same spot where the two children were playing
These details were not in the public domain until townsfolk in the small town wanted to erect a monument to honour the seventeen-year-old soldier's bravery and humanity in 2008. Attempts to fund a statue through official channels were refused. The townsfolk paid for the statue themselves. It stands on private property. The statue is controversial as it depicts a Wehrmacht soldier in uniform.
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