The impressive monument integrated a preexisting but much smaller war monument into its design and was a representation of a Germanic longhouse from the Bronze Age. The thatched roof construction of solid beech rested on granite blocks. The entrance was a bronze door with swastikas.
Mallon’s body was interred inside and an annual march was held to mark his death. The area to the front of the building contained four large columns, each of which supported a ceremonial bowl. Above the entrance there was an inscription from the Edda: “Ewig ist der Toten Tatenruhm” (“The deeds of the dead live on for eternity”).
The house acted as a central meeting point for the Hitler Youth in Pommern prior to embarking on the annual “Adolf Hitler March” to Nürnberg, and one such ceremony is shown in the in the film “Der Marsch zum Führer”. A “Thingplatz” was also constructed close to the house and this still exists today. The space is currently an open-air theatre (Rugard-Bühne)
In 1945 all of the flags from the Hitler Youth formations in the east of Germany were brought to the house for storage. It was intended that they should be returned to their original locations once the territories lost to Russia had been recaptured. However, with the Soviet forces approaching, the house was subsequently demolished to avoid its desecration. Another source gives the following description of events:
“In 1945 the Hans Mallon house served as the final location for the flags of the HJ from eastern Germany. To prevent their desecration at the hands of the Red Army an HJ officer set light to the thatched roof just as the Soviets were approaching.”
The house acted as a central meeting point for the Hitler Youth in Pommern prior to embarking on the annual “Adolf Hitler March” to Nürnberg, and one such ceremony is shown in the in the film “Der Marsch zum Führer”. A “Thingplatz” was also constructed close to the house and this still exists today. The space is currently an open-air theatre (Rugard-Bühne)
In 1945 all of the flags from the Hitler Youth formations in the east of Germany were brought to the house for storage. It was intended that they should be returned to their original locations once the territories lost to Russia had been recaptured. However, with the Soviet forces approaching, the house was subsequently demolished to avoid its desecration. Another source gives the following description of events:
“In 1945 the Hans Mallon house served as the final location for the flags of the HJ from eastern Germany. To prevent their desecration at the hands of the Red Army an HJ officer set light to the thatched roof just as the Soviets were approaching.”
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