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The Memorial to the German Resistance is located in the buildings to the left of the photo. The museum consists of a series of displays chronicling the history of Nazi Germany and of all those individuals and groups who opposed the single party state of the era and its ideology, for whatever reason. All resisters are given equal respect.
Goethe Monument dedicated by the Germans of Chicago. Erected in 1913. German immigration decreased in the 20th century due to increases in the German economy and new restrictions on immigration. [5] In 1914, there were 191,168 people born in Germany living in Chicago; this was the peak number of German-born people in Chicago. [1]
The German resistance to Nazism (German: Widerstand gegen den Nationalsozialismus) included unarmed and armed opposition and disobedience to the Nazi regime by various movements, groups and individuals by various means, from attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler or to overthrow his regime, defection to the enemies of the Third Reich and sabotage ...
Founded in Chicago in 1959, it seeks to preserve and promote German and German American culture. [2] The center contains the DANK museum, Scharpenberg art gallery, a library (Koegel Bibliothek), facilities for social gatherings, and offers German language classes. [3] It is a member organization of the Chicago Cultural Alliance.
U-505 is a German Type IXC submarine built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.It was captured by the United States Navy on 4 June 1944 and survives as a museum ship in Chicago.
Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;
Memorial plaque to Edelweiss Pirates and Ehrenfeld Group members. The Ehrenfeld Group (German: Ehrenfelder Gruppe [ˈeːʁənˌfɛldɐ ˈɡʁʊpə] ⓘ), sometimes called the Steinbrück Group (German: Steinbrück-Gruppe [ˈʃtaɪnbʁʏk ˌɡʁʊpə] ⓘ), was an anti-Nazi resistance group, active in the summer and autumn of 1944.
The Germania Club Building, located at 108 W. Germania Place in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, is the historic headquarters of the Germania Club, the oldest German-American organization in the city.