Caption

Memorial column for Oskar Brüsewitz, pastor who self-immolated in 1976 in protest against the policies of the SED of the GDR, self-immolation, St Michael's Church, Zeitz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Date

Jul 18, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Michael Nitzschke

Reference

BRK25M43_461

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

66.5Mb (5.9Mb) / 12.6in x 20.5in / 3780 x 6145 (300dpi)

Keywords

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