Landsberg
im 20. Jahrhundert
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Words of welcome from different heads of state

"To my mind, the project to put up memorial stones representing all the countries the victims of these concentration camps came from is more than appropriate to illustrate the dimension of the atrocities of the National Socialism."
Federal President Klestil, Austria

"I am glad, that through this gracefully designed memorial that goes back to an exemplary initiative of the citizens´ association Landsberg in the 20th century, the memories of all the cruelties that brought fear and terror to our continent, are kept alive… In this spirit I am deeply allied with all of you “in memory of the victims from Austria ”, which is also what you can read on the Austrian memorial stone that has been put up in 1994!
President Klestil, Austria 05/02/2004

"Your intentions are remarkable. On the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Europe, the realization of these plans seems to be especially important, because the peoples of Europe above all suffered from the Second World War."
A. Kosyrev, Foreign Minister of Russia

"President Havel welcomes your initiative and he attaches great importance to putting up memorial stones at the former concentration camp Landsberg/Kaufering that shall serve as a European memorial against all kinds of totalitarianism."
Dr. Pavel Seifter, office of the president of the Czech Republic

"During the last weeks and days of the Second World War, many of the internees of the concentration camp Landsberg/Kaufering became fire victims. Despite the fact, that time and human forgetting have changed the place of their last martyrdom, the admonition remains the same. This admonition makes us commit ourselves to be alert to all kinds of racial hatred, nationalism, xenophobia, alibi like fixing of history and indifference towards the suffering of others. Let us remain faithful to this commitment
Vaclav Havel, president of the Czech Republic

"President Havel welcomes your initiative and he attaches great importance to putting up memorial stones at the former concentration camp Landsberg/Kaufering that shall serve as a European memorial against all kinds of totalitarianism."
Algiraz Brazauskas, president of the Republic of Lithuania

"I am convinced that your initiative is very important. For many people this day is a day of deep sadness and grief, but also those who were not directly affected by the Holocaust feel a shiver running down their spine and get pensive when hearing the words concentration camp or Holocaust. But nevertheless it is pivotal not to forget these cruel atrocities because memories are the only chance to prevent that such a horrific event will repeat itself."
Arpad Göncz, of the Republic of Hungary

"Therefore I can only welcome the initiative for the construction of the European Holocaust Memorial of the citizens´ association “Landsberg in the 20th century” and its chairman Anton Posset in 1993. In 1997 the French president Jaques Chirac expressed that he wanted to support this memorial by donating a memorial stone in remembrance of all the French victims of the camps in Landsberg/Kaufering. A unified Europe remembering all the victims of the Holocaust is a good basis for the 21st century.
Jean-Pierre Masseret, state secretary for the war veterans, France

" Federal president Roman Herzog, as you have already been informed, has decided to carefully review the whole matter because of your letter. Due to principal considerations he can unfortunately not meet your request to donate a memorial stone.
Ulrich Wember, office of the federal president of Germany

"(...) "(...) federal president (Johannes Rau) has to ask for your understanding that for him it is not possible to send you a personal word of welcome. Since he came into office the number of such requests has increased dramatically so that the federal president as much as he would like to could not cope with all of them. Making exceptions would raise questions on equal treatment and equal rights of all citizens, and that is what the federal president definitely does not want to happen.
Dr. Elisabeth Domansy, office of the federal president of Germany