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Mass grave of prisoners of war
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of prisoners of war

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
G. Kondratieva Str., 165, near the main building of the military lyceum, Sumy, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1950
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 :
black granite obelisk - 3.76 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract 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 :
Sumy city council
Institution’s website :
https://smr.gov.ua/uk/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
150 prisoners of war, burned by the Nazis on March 4, 1943, were buried. In the premises of school No. 5 and the dormitory of the refining plant, there was a camp for prisoners of war, which held up to 7 thousand people. More than 2,000 prisoners of war died. On March 4, 1943, the German-Nazi invaders took part of the prisoners of war to the railway station, and some, about 150 people, to the territory of the military town. In the premises of the vegetable store, people were burned alive. In 1950, an obelisk made of black granite was installed on the grave.