General Eisenhower Plaque
Details:
The plaque is located at the north entrance of the park, at a fork in the trails which run through the park. Plaque This bronze plaque rests on a large field stone and describes (in German) the horrors of war and the necessity for freedom, an idea frequently by American General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Monument Text:
Der Krieg ist eine Sache
bei der sich Millionen
Menschen,
die sich nicht kennen,
umbringen auf Befehl
einiger, die sich gut
kennen,
aber nicht umbringen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower,
U.S. Präsident 1953-1961
***
Mann kann den Frieden
nicht machen,
man muss ihn tun!
English translation:
War is a thing
in which millions of people,
who do not know each other,
kill on the orders of those
who know each other well but do not kill themselves.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. President 1953-1961
***
Peace doesn't make itself,
you have to do it!
