Soviet war cemetery in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf

The Soviet war cemetery Hamburg-Ohlsdorf is located within the Ohlsdorf cemetery , which is in the Ohlsdorf district of the city of Hamburg in Germany. The graves of Soviet prisoners of war are located near the northern entrance to the S-Bahn Kornweg, Wellingsbüttler Strasse, Kornweg on Linnéstrasse and near Chapel 9. The graves of Soviet female forced laborers are near the eastern entrance to the cemetery ( Bramfeld, Bramfelder Chaussee ) and a little further away from Chapel 13.

Graves of Soviet prisoners of war

384 Soviet prisoners of war, who died in captivity from 1941 to 1945 as a result of forced labor, were buried there or were laid in bed in the 1950s, rest on the cemetery. The prisoners of war were assigned to the main camps (Stalag) XA in Schleswig and main camp XB in Sandbostel. They were work details in Hamburg, z. B. Norderwerft or in Hamburg-Waltershof . The grave sites are marked by lying stones. A list of the names of the deceased Soviet prisoners of war buried here is available.

Visitors

The memorial is visited by representatives of the former USSR, ship crews and tour groups.

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Graves of Soviet female forced laborers

140 Soviet female forced laborers were killed in a bombing raid in World War II and were buried in the Ohlsdorf cemetery. Their names are documented in a list of names.

Other Soviet war cemeteries

• Soviet war cemetery Hamburg-Bergedorf on the new Bergedorf cemetery
• In the central area of ​​the Harburg New Cemetery, Soviet victims are buried together with victims from other nations in an oval lawn.
• 77 Russian war graves from the First World War on the Hamburg Elbe island Hahnöfersand
• Soviet war cemeteries in Germany

See also

• Cap Arcona
• List of war cemeteries

Movies

• hamburg cemetery ohlsdorf russian war graves remix on youtube
• heinerich: hamburg cemetery ohlsdorf russian war graves on kewego

Web links

Commons : Soviet War Graves Friedhof Ohlsdorf  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Plate Ohlsdorf Cemetery: Soviet War Cemetery (PDF; 2.2 MB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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. 
2. ↑ Information board on the Ohlsdorf cemetery for the Soviet war cemetery in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf
3. ↑ heinerich: hamburg cemetery ohlsdorf russian war graves on kewego
4. ^ List of names of Soviet soldiers who died in captivity in Northern Germany ( Memento from February 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Information board on the Ohlsdorf cemetery for the Soviet war cemetery in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf
6. ^ List of names in Hamburg-Ohlsdorf cemetery (Russian bomb victims)
7. ^ Soviet war cemetery Hamburg-Bergedorf
8. ↑ New Harburg Cemetery
9. ↑ Edgar S. Hasse: Hamburg's prison island. In: "Hamburger Abendblatt", August 21, 2017, p. 12.

Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 36.6 ″  N , 10 ° 3 ′ 37.5 ″  E