Russian and Soviet war cemeteries in the city of Solingen

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There are three Russian and Soviet war cemeteries in the independent city of Solingen . The graves law in Germany guarantees the inviolability of these graves. The Federal Republic bears the costs of tending the grave .

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Soviet war cemeteries Solingen-Gräfrath.jpg 51 ° 12 '20.3 ​​"  N , 7 ° 4' 8.9"  E Parkfriedhof Solingen-Gräfrath (monument 163), Wuppertaler Straße: grave site for Soviet forced laborers, including 20 children, from World War II
Russian and Soviet war cemeteries Evangelischer Friedhof Solingen-Höhscheid.jpg 51 ° 9 ′ 28 "  N , 7 ° 6 ′ 18.6"  E Protestant Cemetery Solingen-Höhscheid, Grünbaumstrasse: Grave site for Soviet victims of the Second World War, including a child of forced labor
51 ° 9 ′ 37 "  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 56.6"  E Waldfriedhof Solingen-Ohligs, Hermann-Löns-Weg: grave of a Soviet victim of the Second World War

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Individual evidence

  1. Grave site for Soviet forced laborers, including 20 children
  2. Grave site for Soviet victims of World War II, including a child of forced labor
  3. Grave of a Soviet victim of World War II