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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery

North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Ruhr Region

Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery

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Terrassenfriedhof Essen War Cemetery

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Location: Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

May 17, 2020

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Embedded in the Siepentäler is the terrace cemetery, where among other things there are a total of 1698 prisoners of war and forced laborers who died in Essen during the Second World War. Among them are 1667 from the Soviet Union, 11 Belgians, 7 Poles, 6 Yugoslavs, 3 Dutch and three people from the then Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. 300 of them are victims of unknown names.

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August 20, 2024

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The Terrace Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Essen in terms of area and has been a nature reserve since 1984.
More information at
borbeck.de/lexikon-details/terrassenfriedhof.html

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