Between 1943 and 1945 there was a hospital for Soviet prisoners of war in Nennigmühle, in which the forced laborers from the Zwickau coal mines who were no longer able to work were left to die. An obelisk on the road to Sorgau commemorates 96 victims of forced labor with name plaques.
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SchildiOnTour

August 2, 2020

"Eternal honor for Soviet citizens who gave their lives for the liberation of mankind from fascist slavery." Watch out in Russian. xD Well...the google translator helped...

But that's not really a fun topic. Since 1939 there was a hospital camp in Nennigmühle, a branch of Stalag IV F from Hartmansdorf near Chemnitz. The prisoners of war had to work hard. But in 1941 they did something else. The prisoners were forced to take highly toxic and radioactive liquids for "scientific experiments". You saw what happened to people. Any rational person can imagine what happened, so I won't elaborate further on this topic here.

From 1959 to 1963, this monument was expanded in the style of socialist classicism on the occasion of the 25th anniversary. The above text and 96 names of Soviet prisoners of war who died in Nennigmühle are written on the memorial in Russian.

In 2009 this monument was desecrated, one could also say grave desecration.
The monument was renewed in 2014 and 2015. There were many problems with the conversion, as construction workers treated the bones found in an unworthy manner.

As of 2015, memorial services for the dead are held regularly. Visitors often come to see the memorial and may leave some flowers.

I highly recommend this monument as you learn a lot about local history by visiting. I ask that the memorial be honored and that honor be shown to the prisoners.

For more information, there is a sign next to the monument with the background, which I have written down here in a slightly abridged form. Also, I recommend this site. There is a little more information here than on the sign next to the monument.
xn--gedenksttten-mitteles-erzgebirge-n1c.de/services/kriegsgraeberstaette

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Arminius Wanderus

July 2, 2023

Disgrace to the memory of the communist hordes

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