Soviet war cemetery Simmerath-Rurberg
The Soviet war cemetery Simmerath - Rurberg is a war grave cemetery in Simmerath , above Rurberg , on the border with Kesternich . There, 2,322 Soviet citizens - men, women and children - are mostly buried in communal graves. They were prisoners of war or forced laborers who died as a result of forced labor and the events of war ( extermination through work ).
Re-embedding section 1: from the circles:
- Monschau from 7 cemeteries 161 dead
- Erkelenz from 9 cemeteries 89 dead
- Geilenkirchen from 8 cemeteries 35 dead
- Aachen 105 dead out of 6 cemeteries
- Jülich 25 dead out of 7 cemeteries
- Düren from 6 cemeteries 12 dead
- Individual bedding from different cemeteries 12 dead
- a total of 444 dead
Section 2: out of the circle
- Schleiden from 5 cemeteries 191 dead
- Düren from the “ Stalag Arnoldsweiler ” cemetery 1,552 dead
- Aachen cemetery “Eschweiler Stich” 88 dead
- Single bedding 2 dead
- a total of 1,833 dead
- Later transfers from 1961 to 1970 45 deaths
Total reburial 2322 dead
On June 2, 1961, the place of honor was inaugurated by the Interior Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Josef Hermann Dufhues ; the Munich Archbishop Alexander , of the Russian Orthodox Church in Germany, and the Hamburg Bishop Philoteus blessed the burial site on July 16, 1961.
Most of the dead were not previously known by name. The American Army had given the data to the Soviet Union. Russia didn't release the names until 2016. As a memorial, 10 granite steles with the engraved names were set up.
The newly created granite steles with the names were inaugurated on June 19, 2016. Numerous residents of the surrounding towns, representatives of the churches, representatives of the Russian embassy and the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia were present.
The entrance building received an architecture award from the Aachen district group of the BDA in 1993.
See also
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Individual evidence
- ↑ [1] simmerath-Rurberg-Soviet-kriegsgraeberstaette
- ↑ Reburial figures: Explanation board cemetery
Coordinates: 50 ° 36 '33.8 " N , 6 ° 21' 55.4" E