Ostfriedhof München
Giesing, Stadtkreis München, Bavaria, Germany
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In 1876 the grave yard was officially renamed "Giesinger Friedhof", but by 1900 Giesing had become a part of the growing Bavarian Capital and was renamed München-Ostfriedhof (meaning Eastern Cemetery of Munich). The new crematorium was opened in September of 1929. During the dark period of Nazi-Germany the crematorium was used to dispose the bodies of many prisoners, and some 4000 the Dachau concentration camp victims. After World War II the crematorium was used by the American Military. On October 17, 1946 the remains of 12 German War Criminals (including von Ribbentrop, Göhring, Keitel, Kaltenbrunner, and others), who were just executed a day earlier in Nürnberg, were cremated here, and their ashes tossed into the River Isar in Munich to prevent any kind of grave cult by Neo-Nazis, and others who haven't learned from the atrocities of the Nazis.
The Ostfriedhof München is also the resting place for many celebrities, especially Bavarian actors and artists of the 20th century.
Administration Ostfriedhof
St.-Martins-Platz 1
81541 München
Tel. (089) 858 367 910
Fax (089) 858 367 918
In 1876 the grave yard was officially renamed "Giesinger Friedhof", but by 1900 Giesing had become a part of the growing Bavarian Capital and was renamed München-Ostfriedhof (meaning Eastern Cemetery of Munich). The new crematorium was opened in September of 1929. During the dark period of Nazi-Germany the crematorium was used to dispose the bodies of many prisoners, and some 4000 the Dachau concentration camp victims. After World War II the crematorium was used by the American Military. On October 17, 1946 the remains of 12 German War Criminals (including von Ribbentrop, Göhring, Keitel, Kaltenbrunner, and others), who were just executed a day earlier in Nürnberg, were cremated here, and their ashes tossed into the River Isar in Munich to prevent any kind of grave cult by Neo-Nazis, and others who haven't learned from the atrocities of the Nazis.
The Ostfriedhof München is also the resting place for many celebrities, especially Bavarian actors and artists of the 20th century.
Administration Ostfriedhof
St.-Martins-Platz 1
81541 München
Tel. (089) 858 367 910
Fax (089) 858 367 918
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- Added: 22 Jul 2001
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 639232
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