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Rödelsee
Kitzingen (Unterfranken)
 
On the Bezirksfriedhof, at the foot of Schwanberg, not far from the entrance, you will find a memorial site consisting of five gravestones and a monument that commemorates the fallen soldiers of World War I, who came from this community.

On the commemorative stone of black marble that has been put into the ground infront of the five gravestones (all decorated with military symbols), you will find the following inscription:

 

 
roedelsee.jpg (34839 Byte) Ín the World War of 1914/18, the following members of the Bezirksfriedhof Rödelsee lost their lives doing their duty:

Sali Gerst
Kitzingen

Josef Astruck
Marktbreit

Rich. Hichberger
Kitzingen

Simon Astruck
Marktbreit

Jos. Rosenthal
Kitzingen

Martin Goldstein
Marktbreit

Dr. Moses Schur
Kitzingen

Abraham Lauber
Marktbreit

Isidor Schur
Kitzingen

Kurt Lehmann
Marktbreit

Josua Schur
Kitzingen

Julius Putzel
Marktbreit

Stefan Sonder
Kitzingen

Isak Klein
Mainstockheim

Adolf Stern
Kitzingen

Salomon Nußbaum
Mainstockheim

Justin Stein
Kitzingen

Justin Sonder
Mainstockheim

Willy Stein
Kitzingen

Karl Fromm
Großlangheim

 
On the base of the gravestone to the far left, below a Hebrew inscription, you will find the German text:

Hier ruht Adolf Stern. Kaufmann aus Nürnberg geboren zu Kitzingen am 14. April 1883 Sohn von Benjamin u. Antonie Stern. Im Weltkrieg den Heldentod erlitten als Unteroffizier im bayr. 14. Infant. Rgt. in der Sommeschlacht in Frankreich. Gestorben im Feldlazarett bei Fins am 16.September 1916. Heimgeführt aus dem Soldaten Friedhof bei Sorel le Grand und unter großer Beteiligung und militärischen Ehrengeleit hier am 7. Dezember 1916 bestattet.

(this is the resting place of Adolf Stern, merchant from Nürnberg, b. in Kitzingen on the 14th of april 1883, son of Benjamin and Antonie Stern. He died - a hero in the World War - as a noncommissioned officer in the 14th Bavarian infan.reg., in the battle of the Somme, in France. He died in the military hospital near Fins on the 16th of september 1916. He was transfered from the military cemetery of Sorel le Grand and was buried here with military honour and with the participation of a large public on the 7th of december 1916)

The next gravestone - just as the other four - has Hebrew inscriptions on the front side. On the back you will find the following text:

SALI GERST geb. 5.2.80 in Kitzingen nahm am 2.8.14 Abschied vom geliebten Weib u.s. 3 Kindern um getreu s. Fahneneid fürs Vaterland zu kämpfen und zu sterben. Nach 34 mtl. Frontdienst fand er am 17.6.17 in Datsle (Russl.) seine erste Ruhestätte um am 27.1.1918 nach Rödelsee zur ewigen Heimat unter militärischen Ehren überführt zu werden.

(Sali Gerst b. 5th of feb. 80 said goodbye to his beloved wife and three children, to fight and die for his country loyal to his oath. After 34 months serving at the frontline, on the 17th of june 1917, he found his first rest in Datsle (Russia). On the 27th of january 1918, he was transfered with military honours to his final resting place in Rödelsee)

The gravestone on the center has the following inscription on the back:

 

 
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Hier ruht Abraham Lauber aus Marktbreit, geb. in Obernbreit.
Als das Vaterland rief zog er am 4.8.14 in den Weltkrieg und starb nach dreijährigem tapfersten Frontdienst den Heldentod in Russland, tief betrauert von seinem geliebten Weibe und seinen beiden unmündigen Kindern.
Er fand am 20.4.17 in Abernan Russland seine vorläufige Ruhestätte und wurde am 27.1.18 nach Rödelsee unter grosser Beteiligung und militärischen Ehren überführt.

Möge seine Seele des ewigen Lebens teilhaftig werden.

(here lies Abraham Lauber from Marktbreit, b. in Obernbreit .When his country called him, he went to the World War on the 4th of august 1914. After three years of brave frontline fighting, he died a heroic death in Russia, deeply mourned by his wife and his two under-aged children. On the 20th of april 1917, he found a temporary resting place at Abernan, Russia. On the 27th of january 1918, he was transfered to Rödelsee and was buried with military honour and with the participation of a large public).

roedelsee-1.jpg (61354 Byte) On the next gravestone, you will the following text:

Julius Putzel
geb. am 4.Tag Chanukoh 5650 einziger Sohn des Leopold Putzel und dessen Ehefrau Sabina geborene Eisenheimer in Marktbreit. Als mutiger Kriegsteilnehmer erkrankte er im Felde und starb am 11. Av 5678 in einem Lazarett in Altenburg (S.A.).

Ruhe in Frieden!

(Julius Putzel, b. 4th day of Chanouk 5650, only son of Leopold Putzel and his wife Sabina, née Eisenheimer, in Marktbreit.As a brave combatant he caught an illness in the campaign and died in a military hospital in Altenburg (S.A.) on the 11th Av. 5678)

 
The gravestone to the far right has the following inscription:

Vizefeldwebel d.R. Kurt Lehmann Sohn des Eduard und Helene Lehmann Marktbreit, geb. 22.6.1895, trat 1914 bei Ausbruch des Weltkrieges als Kriegsfreiwilliger in den Felddienst um fürs Vaterland zu kämpfen. Am 15.7.1918 bei Souain (Frankreich) durch Kopfschuss verwundet, kam er wieder geheilt aus dem Felde, starb jedoch infolge seiner Verwundung unerwartet am 10.7.1919 in Frankfurt a.M. Schlummere sanft tapferer Held auf heimatlichem Boden.

(reserve vice-sergeant Kurt Lehmann, son of Eduard and Helene Lehmann, b. 22nd of june 1895, went into the war as a volunteer at the outbreak of theWorld War in 1914, to serve for his country at the frontline. He was injured by a bullet in the head on the 15th of july 1918 near Souain (France), returned home, restored to health, but died unexpectedly on the 10th of july 1919 in Frankfurt a.M.. Sleep well, brave heroe, in native soil)

On the grave of IGNATZ GOLDSTEIN, to the left of the entrance to the cemetery, the following addition for his son who rests in foreign soil, can be read

Sein Sohn Martin geb. 12. August 1891 fiel am 1. Januar 1915 bei Apremont (14.Infant. Regt. 10.Komp.)