A Jewish memorial was smeared by hitherto unknown people on Friday night in Waldshut-Tiengen (Waldshut district).
The memorial stele had been sprayed with paint, said the police.
The Criminal Inspectorate for State Security Affairs has taken over the further investigations into the damage to the Gurs memorial.
On the 22nd
Waldshut-Tiengen - October 2021 marks the 81st anniversary of the deportation to the French internment camp Gurs.
In October 1940 6500 Jews from Baden, the Palatinate and Saarland were deported to Gurs.
A total of 61,000 people were penned in 382 wooden barracks on an area of 24 hectares between 1939 and 1945.
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