The first of the festivals objects were the seven relief stelae, one stele for each year of the camp. The history of the camp is told on the stelae, albeit strongly influenced by the young GDR's view of history. Particular emphasis is placed on the prisoners' struggle for liberation, which is not interpreted quite historically correctly as the "victory of communism against fascism".

The verses on the back were written by Johannes R. Becher, the GDR's Minister of Culture at the time:

 

Stele 1: ‘Construction of the camp’

Stele 2: ‘Arrival of the prisoners’

Stele 3: ‘Labour in the quarry’

Stele 4: ‘Suffering and extermination of the prisoners’

Stele 5: ‘Solidarity despite suffering and extermination’

Stele 6: ‘Thälmann celebration and preparation for resistance’

Stele 7: ‘The liberation’