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The 12 Soviet War Memorials of Berlin

May 8, 2020

The Battle of Berlin all but marked the end of the Second World War in Europe. To get to this point, the Soviet Army advanced on Berlin with a troop strength […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Schöneiche

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Schöneiche is one of the farthest and most difficult Soviet War memorial in Berlin to get to. Schöneiche bei Berlin as its name suggests is not actually […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Marzahn

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Marzahn, which sits on the northwestern end of the Parkfriedhof Marzahn – a large cemetery park in Marzahn – was officially unveiled on the 7th of November […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Herzbergstraße

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Herzbergstraße can be found on the grounds of the Evangelisches Krankenhaus Königin Elisabeth Herzberge in Lichtenberg (Queen Elisabeth Herzberge Protestant Hospital). When Nazi Germany capitulated on the 8th […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Tiergarten

May 8, 2020

Arguably the most important Soviet War Memorial in Berlin (and Germany) is the Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Tiergarten. Its size and central location – in the heart of Berlin – were a […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Treptower Park

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Treptower Park is both the largest Soviet War Memorial in Germany, as well as quite possibly being the most recognisable. It’s not without reason that this memorial […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Güterfelde

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Güterfelde – also sometimes referenced to as the Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Wilmersdorf is arguably the most difficult to reach of Berlins Soviet War Memorials. As you can take […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Alt-Hohenschönhausen

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Alt-Hohenschönhausen, also known as the Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Küstriner Straße or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Hohenschönhausen is the youngest of Berlins Soviet War Memorials. As with all Sowjetische Ehrenmale in […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Staaken

May 8, 2020

Spandau must have one of the highest densities of memorials in all of Berlin. Wherever you go, you’ll spot a plaque, statue or memorial dedicated to something or someone. So, […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Rummelsburg

May 8, 2020

The Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Rummelsburg – or as it is also alternatively known Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Nöldnerstraße or Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Lichtenberg is somewhat shrouded in mystery. It seems like there is very […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Kaulsdorf

May 8, 2020

Not much aside from the basic facts are known about the Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Kaulsdorf. When the Soviets marched into Kaulsdorf (back then a district of Lichtenberg), they buried their war […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Buch

Dec 3, 2013

Theres no doubt that the Soviets left their mark in (and around) Berlin after the end of the Second World War. Gigantic war memorials sprung up at the Tiergarten, Treptower […]

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Sowjetisches Ehrenmal Schönholzer Heide

Sep 13, 2013

With the end of the Second World War, and the subsequent occupation and partition of Germany – the Soviet Union sought to mark its contribution to the downfall of Fascism […]