During the First World War (1914–1918), Southern Jutland was under German rule, and at the outbreak of war all men between the ages of 18 and 45 were conscripted. From Broagerland, 190 soldiers were killed and are buried on the many fronts of the war. They are commemorated by this mound, which was established in 1922 based on a design by Th. Skovgaard.
The mound is surrounded by 165 stones, one for each family. Brothers are listed on the same stone, as are fathers and sons. The crosses on the stones are designed slightly differently for the sake of variation. At the top, nine oak trees were originally planted, one for each of the small municipalities on Broagerland.
The memorial mound was created with funds from a public collection in which all households contributed. The local youth association helped to find suitable stones from the coast around Broagerland.
