The soldier’s cross that the Tyrolean community threw in the old iron over the summer – the “Krone” reported – must now be returned to its original place – with one condition.
It has recently become official: the grave in the local cemetery in Vinaders, which is far from the community, is actually a soldier’s grave. It therefore falls under the special legal protection of the federal government. This has been announced by the Ministry of the Interior of the municipality and also to the federal state of Tyrol, which implements the War Graves Care Act for the federal government.
Assignment to historians
This makes it clear: the cemetery of the Italian soldier of the Second World War with the rank of colonel who stood at this point must be re-established. However, no one wants to see the SS inscription on the tombstone or the fascist insignia anymore. “That’s why historians were tasked with working out a text for the tombstone,” said Thomas Huter, who takes over as head of property management.
For Corona family reunion at the grave
So the cross and tomb are erected again as they were originally. As reported, the community has thrown the cross in the scrapyard after no relatives could be found within two months. As it turned out, they had visited the grave regularly before Corona, but not in the years with the travel restrictions. “We have good contact with the relatives in Italy”, reports Martin Renzler, head of the municipality of Gries a. Br. “It is also the family’s wish that the original cross be hung again, only with a modified inscription,” says Renzler.
Family thanked community for grave care
The municipality has now erected a wooden cross again. For a while it was said that a plaque on the cemetery wall would suffice. The grave field was also measured: “We recorded all graves with GPS data,” says the head of the bureau. An accurate restoration is therefore assured.
The tomb is even decorated with flowers, a local inspection showed on Saturday. “The family has already expressed their gratitude for the care of the grave, which we do on a voluntary basis,” Renzler said. Now they are waiting for further instructions from the ministry. “We’ve never had a case like this,” Renzler and Huter say. The tomb will probably not be restored before All Saints’ Day.
Source: Krone
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