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Place of execution of prisoners of war
Full name of the monument :

Place of execution of prisoners of war

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
G. Kondratieva Str., 165, Sumy city, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
2004
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Ukrainian sovereignty from 1991
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
three metal pipes of 1.36 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
architectural object(s)
Artistic approach :
abstract art
Main text, additional text (if available) :
Yes
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 :
On October 10, 1941, the city was occupied by German-Nazi invaders. From the first days of the occupation, the Nazi command began to carry out mass destruction of civilians and prisoners of war. In the premises of school No. 5 and the former dormitory of the plant, there was a camp of prisoners of war of the Red Army, in which there were up to 7,000 people. As a result of the regime established in the camp during its existence, more than 2,000 people died from cold, hunger, diseases and shootings.