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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of the village of Grebenikivka, Okhtyrsky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1959
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
sculpture - 2.6 m, pedestal - 2.65 m, base - 1.1 x 3.31 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
memorial inscription
Language(s) of the text :
Ukrainian
Narrative commemorates :
Honoring the culture of war victims, including memorialization
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
411 soldiers who died on February 20 and August 10, 1943 during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders and died of wounds in the hospitals stationed here are buried. The names of all the dead are known. In 1959, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a soldier was installed in the same year. On the front side of the brick plinth is a white marble plaque with a memorial inscription. In 1979, on both sides of the sculpture, on two concrete bases, 8 cast-iron plates with the names of 201 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War were installed.