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The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to countrymen
Full name of the monument :
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to countrymen
Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Okhtyrka district, Hnylytsia village, village center
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957 р., 1985 р., 1939–1945 рр.
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
Material :
stone
Type of art composition :
one-figure composition
Artistic approach :
figurative 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 :
Hrunska village community
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
17 soldiers from the units of the 218th and 206th Infantry Divisions of the 21st Infantry
Corps of the 47th Army, who died on August 21, 1943, during the liberation of the village from Nazi
and died of their wounds in the hospital were buried here. The names of all the
of all those who died are known.
In 1957, a concrete sculpture of a soldier was erected on the grave. On the front side of the
brick pedestal is a white marble plaque with a memorial inscription.
In 1985, a concrete stele was installed to the left of the sculpture, on which are fixed
three cast-iron plaques with memorial inscriptions and the names of 15 soldiers-liberators and 78
names of soldiers from Ukraine who fell during the Second World War. The historical monument is listed in the State Register of Immovable Monuments of Ukraine under the category of local significance (protection no. 4048-CM). Order of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine of 10.02.2020 No. 630.