Initiator Vanko said that she collaborated with the Municipality of Texel, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Cultural Heritage when placing the monument.
Although the municipality of Texel has issued a permit for the monument, it has no further control over the cemetery, which is in the hands of the Ministry of Defense. However, the ministry has not yet responded to questions from NH about the issue. Tinatin Svanidze Vanko was also not available for comment.
From the Texelaars and local politics, the necessary criticism On the placement of the monument. “The Texel war history would be ignored with the new monument,” the party emphasized Heart for Texel earlier in the Texelse Courant.
The opening of the monument would be tomorrow. Whether that will continue is unclear. Earlier, the mayor of Texel announced that he was not present at the unveiling.