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LineAusfahrtLine Aalen Aalen Oberkochen – –Ulm Ulm individualindividual persons. persons.Vereine und Privatpersonen. Line Aalen – Ulm Königsbronn station KönigsbronnKönigsbronn station station Right:Right: Bahn: Right: Die Bilder zeigen:Georg Elser während der Vernehmungen WhileWhile at Berlinin derGestapo Gestapo-Zentrale Headquarters, inPrinz-Al Prinz-Al Berlin,brecht-Straßebrecht-Straße Prinz-Albrecht-Straße 8, 8, 8 Strecke Aalen-Ulm WhileElser at was Berlin ordered Gestapo to reconstruct Headquarters, his bomb Prinz-Al andbrecht-Straße the ignition device 8, Elser was orderedsowie toMitte reconstruct der 1930er his Jahre bomb and the ignition device ElserFront: was Elser ordered ca. 1930 to reconstruct his bomb and the ignition device Bahnhof Königsbronn Front: Elser ca.(Fotos: 1930 Gedenkstätte Deutscher Widerstand Berlin, Schweizerisches Front:(photos: Elser memorial ca. 1930 of the German Resistance Berlin, Federal Archives of (photos: memorialBundesarchiv of the German Bern). Resistance Berlin, Federal Archives of (photos:Switzerland memorial Bern). of the German Resistance Berlin, Federal Archives of Switzerland Bern).Die Räume der Gedenkstätte (Fotos: A. Bogenschütz) SwitzerlandInside: The Bern). exhibition room of the memorial (photos: A. Bogenschütz) Inside: The exhibition room of the memorial (photos: A. Bogenschütz) Inside: The exhibition room of the memorial (photos: A. Bogenschütz) Layout: AtelierEntwurf: Hoch, AtelierBaltmannsweiler Hoch, Baltmannsweiler Layout: Atelier Hoch, Baltmannsweiler Layout:Print: MerzAtelier Digitaldruck,Druck: Hoch, Merz Baltmannsweiler HerbrechtingenDigitaldruck, Herbrechtingen Print: Merz Digitaldruck, Herbrechtingen Print:© memorial Merz Digitaldruck, ©of Gedenkstättethe German Herbrechtingen Resistance/commu Deutscher Widerstand/Gemei nity of Königsbronnnde Königsbronn © memorial of the German Resistance/commu nity of Königsbronn © memorial of the German Resistance/community of Königsbronn Les salles de mémorial de Georg Elser à Königsbronn Mémorial Georg Elser de Königsbronn Herwartstrasse 3 (en face de la mairie) Salle 1 89551 Königsbronn Heures d’ouverture : Dimanche et jours fériés : 11.00 h. – 17.00 h. Visites guidées pour groupes, en semaine et jours ouvrables, sur demande préalable auprès de notre bureau, tél. 07328/9625-0 En dehors des heures d’ouverture, vous pouvez obtenir tous renseignements au bureau n° 5 à la mairie. Dès 1938, le menuisier Georg Elser projette de tuer Entrée: Adulte 3€, étudiant 1€ Hitler et d’empêcher ainsi la guerre qui menace. Il Visite guidée 25€ apprend que le 8 novembre 1939, jour d´anniver- Documentation réalisée par le Mémorial de la La biographie de Georg Elser : procès verbal de l‘interrogatoire – articles saire du putsch de Hitler en 1923, le dictateur pren- de presse résistance allemande (Berlin) en collabora- dra la parole à la brasserie Bürgerbräukeller de Mu- tion avec le Cercle de Travail Georg Elser de Salle 2 nich. Elser arrive à entrer et à se cacher le soir dans Heidenheim et la commune de Königsbronn la salle de réunion et y installe pendant des nuits de labeur un engin explosif avec détonateur à retarde- ment. Mais le 8 novembre 1939, Hitler quitte la salle de ré- union quelques minutes avant l’explosion. Une heure avant l’explosion, Elser est arrêté à Constance juste avant de fuir en Suisse et livré à la police secrète d’Etat (Gestapo) à cause du contenu suspect de ses poches. Après de longues interrogatoires, il avoue quelques jours après être l’auteur de l’attentat et L’attentat du 8 nov. 1939 : le putsch raté de Hitler de 1923 - décision de passer à l'acte – préparatifs - l'attentat - après l'explosion - la propagande avoir voulu ainsi ouvrir le chemin vers une paix eu- nazie - les réactions ropéenne. salle 3 Les nationaux-socialistes voient d’abord dans Elser l’instrument
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