German war cemetery Prilep
The German war cemetery Prilep is located in the city of Prilep in North Macedonia on a hill on the edge of the Prilep municipal cemetery. It is a collective cemetery for the German soldiers who died in Macedonia in World War I and World War II . 60 Bulgarian war dead and Hungarian soldiers are also buried here.
Cemetery complex
The cemetery was originally laid out until 1933 for the war dead of the Salonika Front of the First World War. 1683 German war dead and 146 soldiers from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and 8 Albanian nationals were buried here. About 50 dead were buried during the Second World War. From 2003 the cemetery was restored. The grave fields of the First World War are marked by groups of symbols made of granite crosses. In a part that has not yet been used, war dead from Macedonia from the Second World War are buried in individual graves. These graves are marked with crosses with names and dates. The graves of the Bulgarian war dead were marked by symbolic cross groups made of white marble and a name plaque. A separate plaque commemorates the Hungarian soldiers. The graves of those who died in World War II are stored digitally.
understanding
The Bulgarian Ministry donated white and red roses along the main path, the city of Prilep designed the cemetery with benches and linden trees and provided technical assistance. Bundeswehr soldiers and reservists and Macedonian soldiers and local companies helped with the repair.
See also
Web links
- Website of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (work of the Volksbund and description of the war cemetery in Prilep)
- Prilep (German War Cemetery 2nd World War), Macedonia at denkmalprojekt.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Internet site of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge (work of the Volksbund and description of the war cemetery in Prilep)
- ^ Prilep (German War Cemetery, World War II), Macedonia at denkmalprojekt.org
Coordinates: 41 ° 20 ′ 15.8 ″ N , 21 ° 33 ′ 29.9 ″ E