Who decodes the code on the Bundeswehr memorial?

Auf dem Bundeswehr-Ehrenmal in Berlin ist ein Code angebracht, mit dem sich anscheinend noch nie jemand beschäftigt hat. Kann ein Leser die kodierten Botschaften lesen?

Deutsche Version

I have blogged about the code on the entrances to Victoria Station subway station several times in recent months. But what the British can do, the Germans can do too, of course, and so today I can present another building on whose exterior wall a code may be read. This building is located in Berlin. Thankfully, blog reader Alexander Schinner gave me the tip.

The memorial

The building in question is the Bundeswehr Memorial in Berlin. This is to commemorate the several thousand Bundeswehr soldiers who died in the line of duty. It is located in Hildebrandstraße, and can be reached on foot from Potsdamer Platz or the Reichstag, for example.

Last Saturday I had a lecture about the Voynich manuscript in Berlin. I used this opportunity to pay a visit to the memorial. Here is a short video of my visit:

There is some information about the Bundeswehr memorial on the Internet, but a code is not mentioned anywhere. So it’s a good thing that Alexander pointed this story out to me.

Quelle/Source: SchmehThe coded messages are embedded in metal plates, similar to the Kryptos sculpture. These metal plates form the roof and part of the outer wall of the memorial. All in all, the code symbols look so striking that I’m surprised that you can’t find anything about them on the Internet.

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The code

An alphabet consisting of three symbols is used for the code: Half circle left, half circle right and full circle. Since I can’t see any repetitions offhand, the coded message could well be a longer one.

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What kind of plain text could be encoded here? It is possible that these are the names of the 3,100 soldiers who gave their lives in the German armed forces until the memorial was created.

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Or is it perhaps not a coded text at all? That would also be possible, of course.

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Of course, I would now be interested to hear what my readers have to say about this supposed code. I will gladly accept comments.

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Further reading: Die längste verschlüsselte Inschrift der Welt

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