... Nice view of a monument to the "father of modern warfare"... the memorial tells the story of the famous battle that led to the tragic death of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf... it is located on the edge of the small town of Lützen... the memorial chapel right next to Swedish wooden houses is really impressive... a piece of Sweden in the middle of the Saale-Unstrut region... a significant part of Swedish-German history... the king lost his life here, at the gates of the city, in one of the most costly and bloody battles of the 30-year war... more than 35,000 soldiers fought in the fields of Lützen on that November day... with stamp nr4 of the World of Letters series, "the Balloon Post"🤩... and with another great special first day postmark👍... Thanks a lot Dustin! (✿◠‿◠)
Immediately after the Battle of Lützen on November 16, 1632, a large boulder was rolled to the place where King Gustav II Adolf died. For more than 200 years it was the only memory of the king. In 1837 the stone was crowned with a canopy designed by Schinkel. In 1906 the construction of the Gustav Adolf Memorial Chapel began. After less than a year of construction, the chapel was inaugurated. Two wooden houses from Dalarna (1932 and 1982) completed the memorial. In one there is a small museum.
The Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648 was one of the most destructive wars in European history. Fought primarily in Central Europe, it was directly responsible for the death of an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians, with some areas of modern Germany experiencing population declines of over 50%.
King Gustavus innovations and improvements in the use of field artillery, redesigned battle formations, streamlined logistics, use of cavalry as a shock weapon and improvements to musketry highlight the importance of his contributions to todays warfighter.
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World of Letters
(Issued 04-08-2022)
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