This grave site for cremated remains was established for “revolutionaries, those who fought against fascism, those persecuted by the Nazi regime and other prominent figures” in 1978, following a resolution of the Berlin Magistrate (GDR). Other grave sites dedicated to those persecuted by the Nazi regime are located in the Friedrichsfelde central cemetery (Lichtenberg) and in the Adlershof and Baumschulenweg cemeteries (Treptow-Köpenick). The grave sites are marked by uniformly designed tombstones.
The stone stele with bronze figures was sculpted by Gerhard Thieme (1928 – 2018) in 1982 and references the red triangle that political prisoners were forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps.
The Berlin law on cemeteries passed in 1995 states: “The grave sites in cemeteries belonging to the state […], used to bury those persecuted under National Socialism are to be maintained and reserved for those persons meeting the previous criteria. (Sections 12, 8).
Those persecuted by the Nazi regime and their spouses or partners can still be buried in the Ehrenhain.
