Switzerland Plans to Build Official Memorial for Nazi Victims
- Government pledges $2.8 million for structure in capital Bern
- Swiss scrutinized for Nazi gold, finance assistance to regime
Prisoners stand before Nazi officers at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp, in Weimar, Germany, World War II, circa 1943.
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Switzerland will commemorate victims of Nazi terror with an official state memorial for the first time, even as questions about its role during World War II continue to haunt the country.
A memorial will be built in a central location in the capital Bern, the Swiss government said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that it will contribute 2.5 million francs ($2.8 million) from federal funds to its construction. The statement didn’t specify the design of the memorial or its planned inauguration date.