The bronze statue of The Mourner was unveiled in 1955 as a “memorial and monument to the people that died or went missing from the city of Soest during the last war.” Robert Ittermann’s sculpture depicts a young athletic-looking man with his legs slightly bent in a seated position and his head and upper body…

This 1953 relief panel by Iserlohn-born artist Robert Ittermann serves as a memorial to the prisoners of World War II. The text inscribed in the bottom translates as “set them free.” The classical-style image depicts women and children who are waiting and mourning: one woman is kneeling in the center of the relief, with two…