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Soviet Prisoner of War Cemetery Hörsten

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Soviet Prisoner of War Cemetery Hörsten

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  • Location: Lohheide, Celle, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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    April 28, 2024

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    I had never heard of the facility before. Really interesting!
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    May 20, 2025

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    The Soviet POW Cemetery in Hörsten is an important memorial to the victims of World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, thousands of Soviet prisoners of war found their final resting place here. Most of them died in the winter of 1941/42 from hunger, cold, and severe illnesses such as typhus and dysentery after being held under inhumane conditions in the nearby POW camp. Initially, the deceased were buried in individual graves, but later burials took place in mass graves. In addition to the Soviet soldiers, Italian military internees and Polish prisoners of war were also buried here.
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    May 30, 2021

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    Almost 20,000 dead .... mostly Russian prisoners of war ... stop recommended
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    Distance 2.07 km

    Uphill 40 m

    Downhill 30 m

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    Location: Lohheide, Celle, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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