Kriegerdenkmal 1870/71, Bad Homburg

The war memorial of the city of Bad Homburg commemorates the five Homburg soldiers who died in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/1871. It was designed by the master builder Christian Holler and executed by the sculptor Jacob Mey. The ceremonial unveiling took place on May 10, 1875. The donor was the local warriors' association, which had been founded on the occasion of the first Sedan celebration in the town.

The monument was erected on the orphanage square in the center of the so-called new town of Homburg. It consists of a column of Doric order about three and a half meters high, made of red sandstone. It sits on a cube-shaped stone base, which can be reached via several steps. At the top, the column ends with a capital on which a crowned Prussian eagle with outstretched wings is enthroned.

In terms of art history, the war memorial at Bad Homburg is one of a whole series of similar monuments intended to visually manifest the military success of the Prussian army in the territories annexed by Prussia after the War of 1866.

The monument is protected as a cultural monument.