Commemoration of the death march through Jena in 1945 80 years ago on Friday

In the afternoon of April 11, 1945, around 4,000 maltreated people were driven through Jena on the last death march by prisoners of the Buchenwald concentration camp. Two events will be held this year to commemorate this dark day in Jena's history exactly 80 years ago and the victims of the march. Two children and three grandchildren of Robert Büchler will be guests from Israel. He survived the death march and felt connected to Jena until his death.

All interested parties are cordially invited to take part in the following events:

Commemoration of the death march through Jena:

Friday, 11.04.2025, 17:00 hrs.
Stele at the Angergymnasium, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Christian Wagner, Director of the Buchenwald-Mittelbau/Dora Memorials

Naming ceremony for the Robert-Büchler-Weg

Friday, 11.04.2025, 18:00 hrs
Northern side of the Kunitzer Straße pedestrian and bicycle tunnel