0 favorites     0 comments    216 visits

Location

Lat, Lng:  
You can copy the above to your favourite mapping app.
Address:  unknown

 View on map

See also...


Keywords

memorial
Berlin
Germany
WWII
Soviet
Europe2016


Authorizations, license

Visible by: Everyone
Attribution + non Commercial + no derivative

216 visits


Berlin Schönholzer Soviet memorial (#0398)

Berlin Schönholzer Soviet memorial (#0398)
The Soviet War Memorial in Schönholzer Heide is in the Pankow borough of Berlin (formerly East Berlin) and is the largest Russian cemetery in Europe outside of Russia. It was built between 1947 and 1949 as the burial ground for 13,200 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who died in the battle of Berlin.

Sources for this and subsequent pictures are:
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_War_Memorial_(Sch%C3%B6nholzer_Heide)
Berlin.de: stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/umwelt/stadtgruen/friedhoefe_begraebnisstaetten/en/sowjet_ehrenmale/schoenholzerheide/index.shtml

Comments

Sign-in to write a comment.