Memorial Vietnamese Boat People - Troisdorf, Germany
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This boat monument was erected to commemorate the people, who died on the journey to escape from the communist regime in Vietnam during and after the Vietnam war.
Waymark Code: WM176Z6
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 12/26/2022
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Text on the plaque reads:
En:
In memory of all Vietnamese refugees who lost their lives on their way to freedom fleeing the communist regime of their homeland. In deepest gratitude to the German people and the German government and all helpers around the world for the rescue of the Vietnamese refugees, especially Dr Ernst Albrecht, Dr Rupert Neudeck and the committee of Cap Anamur
Community of Vietnamese refugees in the Federal Republic of Germany
German:
Zum Gedenken an alle vietnamesischen Fluchtelinge, die auf der Flucht vor dem kommunistischen Regime Ihres Heimatlandes, auf dem Weg in die Freiheit ihr Leben verloren haben. In tiefster Dankbarhkeit gegenuber dem deutschen Volk und der deutschen Regierung und allen Helfern auf der ganzen Welt fur die Rettung Aufnahme der vietnamesichen Fluchtelinge, insbesondere Dr Ernst Albrecht, Dr Rupert Neudeck- sowie den Komitee der Cap Anamur
Gemeinschaft vietnamesische Fluchtlinge in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
About Vietnamese boat people:
"Vietnamese boat, also known simply as boat people, refers to the refugees who fled Vietnam by boat and ship following the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. This migration and humanitarian crisis was at its highest in 1978 and 1979, but continued into the early 1990s"
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