Cologne Hohenzollernbrücke genocide of Roma (#0522)

"Mai 1940 – 1000 Roma und Sinti"

Such is marked the trail of 1500 Roma and Sinti (colloquially referred to as gypsies) who were moved in May, 1940 from a prison camp on this side of the river, to a train station on the other side of the river, for deportation and, for 1000, to an extermination camp.

Source: ..
www.tracesofwar.com/sights/9950/Trail-of-Remembrance-May-1940---1000-Roma-and-Sinti-Unter-Fettenhennen.htm

(Part of a documentation of 2018 exploration/reflection on Brexit and populist movements in Europe, keyword Europe2018)