The main cemetery in Frankfurt is huge, so the war graves have been given their own section. A striking rotunda forms the centerpiece of the war graves. The “memorial” was erected in 1928 to commemorate those who died in the First World War. The sculpture “the reclining warrior” inside is as impressive as the view from the round opening in the ceiling, through which you can see the sky.
Leaving the memorial, a path on the left leads to the burial ground for the victims of Nazi tyranny, and the bronze sculpture of “Hiob” (Job) created by sculptor Gerhard Marcks, is visible from afar.
"Over 6,000 people from Germany and other countries are buried in the war graves of Frankfurt's main cemetery. The Grave Act of the Federal Republic of Germany stipulates that their graves must be maintained indefinitely and may not be removed. The large burial grounds for the dead of the world wars were created during the war years 1914–1918 and 1939–1945. They acquired their current appearance in later redesigns by the city of Frankfurt am Main, in which the Federal Republic of Germany, the state of Hesse, and the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge e. V. (German War Graves Commission) were also involved after the Second World War."
Source: Hessen.Volksbund.de LINK
