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Steuben Memorial

Albert Jaegers · 1910 (this copy installed 1987)

A bronze statue of Steuben in Prussian military dress, erected in Berlin-Dahlem as a copy of the Washington monument honoring him.

This statue, a copy of the Washington memorial to Steuben, commemorates his symbolic status as a German-American hero.

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Bronze statue of a standing man in a tricorn hat and cloak on a tiered stone pedestal in a park, with bare trees and fallen leaves behind. Inscription on the pedestal reads Friedrich Wilhelm Baron von Steuben.
Albert Jaegers, Steuben Memorial, 1910 (this copy installed 1987). Berlin-Dahlem.

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What it is

This bronze statue by sculptor Albert Jaegers was made in 1910 and shows Steuben standing in a tricorn hat and cloak on a stone pedestal. It is a German copy of the statue unveiled near the White House in Washington that same year, and now stands in Berlin-Dahlem.

Why it matters

The statue reflects how Steuben became a lasting symbol of friendship between Germany and the United States, remembered on both sides of the Atlantic for his role training the Continental Army.

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  • Why might a German city want a copy of an American monument?
  • What does the inscription on the pedestal tell visitors about who Steuben was?
  • What does this memorial leave out about Steuben's actual wartime experience?

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