Polish war cemetery in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf
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Polish war cemetery Hamburg-Ohlsdorf ( Polska Kwatera Wojenna 1939–1945 Hamburg-Ohlsdorf ) |
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| Country: | Germany |
| Region: | Hamburg |
| Place: | Ohlsdorf cemetery |
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The Polish War Cemetery Hamburg-Ohlsdorf (Polish War Memorial , in Polish: Polska Kwatera Wojenna 1939-1945 ) is located within the Ohlsdorf cemetery , which is in the Ohlsdorf district of the city of Hamburg in Germany. The Polish war graves are located near the eastern entrance to the cemetery ( Bramfeld, Bramfelder Chaussee ) and a little further away from Chapel 13.
Architectural design
A large stone cross with 5 smaller stone crosses on both sides draws attention to the war cemetery.
The memorial text is written on a stone:
"Polakom - ofiarom nazistowskiej agresji i wojny 1939-1945"
The graves are marked by lying stones. A list of names is available.
More Polish war graves and memorials
- Sixteen Polish soldiers are buried in the northwestern part of the New Cemetery in Hamburg-Harburg. They took part in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944 and died as forced laborers on the Veddel on March 22, 1945, defenseless in a bomb attack. Other Polish victims are buried in the central area of the cemetery in an oval lawn together with victims from other nations.
- A memorial in the Neuengamme concentration camp memorial commemorates the victims of the Warsaw uprising .
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hamburg-Ohlsdorf cemetery with map ( memento of the original from September 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ List of names in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf cemetery (Polish war graves)
- ↑ New Harburg Cemetery
Coordinates: 53 ° 37 '34.4 " N , 10 ° 5' 0.3" E