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Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision

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2020-09-21
In the forest near Überlingen there is an unusual memorial in the form of huge metal balls. It is dedicated to the plane crash over Lake Constance, in which 70 people died, most of them children.

The collision had a tragic consequences. Vitaly Kaloev, a Russian who lost his wife and two children in the crash, came to Switzerland and killed air traffic controller Peter Nielsen, who was found guilty of the collision. Dozens of documentaries have been made about these events. And in 2017, the movie Aftermath was released, where the role of Kaloev was played by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Huge metal balls symbolize the pearls on the torn necklace by which Kaloev identified his dead daughter.

Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision

Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision ©Yuriy Buriak



Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision

Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision ©Yuriy Buriak



Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision

Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision ©Yuriy Buriak



Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision

Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision ©Yuriy Buriak



Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision

Memorial to the victims of the Lake Constance mid-air collision ©Yuriy Buriak


Getting there: parking 47.797700, 9.147290.

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Comments (Total: 2)
# 1 Vlad
2026-07-27 07:55

Ein Denkmal f?r eine schreckliche Trag?die… Aber seien wir ehrlich – h?chstwahrscheinlich begehen gerade jetzt Angeh?rige oder Bekannte dieser Opfer V?lkermord und schreckliche Verbrechen in der Ukraine. Russland ist ein kranker Staat… krank vor Imperialismus. Ich sehe keinen Sinn in verschiedenen „Freundschaftsvereinen mit Russland“ und dergleichen. Denn NIEMAND hat beispielsweise 1943 von Freundschaft mit Hitler gesprochen. Die Russen m?ssen mit Waffengewalt aufgehalten werden.
#russiaitsaterroristsstate

# 2 Vlad
2026-07-27 07:56

Памятник ужасной трагедии… Но давайте будем честными — скорее всего, именно сейчас родственники или знакомые этих жертв совершают геноцид и ужасные преступления в Украине. Россия — больное государство… больное империализмом. Я не вижу смысла в различных «обществах дружбы с Россией» и подобных организациях. Ведь, например, в 1943 году НИКТО не говорил о дружбе с Гитлером. Россияне должны быть остановлены силой оружия.

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