Soviet War Memorial Treptower Park

First you walk along a wide birch alley. Then through two massive stone flags, before which kneel over-sized soldiers of the Red Army. And then the wide field of the memorial spreads before you. Towering above everything is "The Liberator" - a monumental bronze statue. A young red-armist, a huge broadsword in one hand, a child seeking help on the other, and a crushed swastika at his feet.

No question, this place is awe-inspiring. If you then find out that more than 7,000 Russian soldiers have been buried here at the Battle of Berlin, you will become very calm and devout. And silently you thank these men for giving their lives to liberate Europe from Hitler Germany.

Built in 1949 in memory of the soldiers of the Red Army when Berlin was conquered, approx. 5000 are buried here

As a memorial to the many war dead, such places are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." Those buried here, who are commemorated with the memorial, did not divorce in peace, but became victims of war and tyranny.
The most important function of the military cemeteries or war cemeteries is therefore to remind people to keep peace in the long term.