The main idea was to be a monument commemorating the inhabitants of the region who died during World War I and victims of mining accidents, but because the Nazis had no social support in this area(cn) (The inhabitants of Waldenburg did not come in crowds during Hitler's visit in 1932, and therefore they brought supporters from other regions.)

[2] The mausoleum in Waldenburg was built from 1936 to 1938 based on a design by Robert Tischler at the initiative of the People's Union for the Protection of German War Graves (VDK).

On the sides there are small square mastabas, topped with sculptures of eagles taking flight, resting on stone balls with swastikas.

In the center of the courtyard there was a metal column with a torch designed by Ernst Geiger and cast in the Würtembergische Metallwarenfabrik Geislingen-Steige factory.

The column was decorated with a net ornament and oak leaves, and the torch was supported by sculptures of three naked young men.