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Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

Mass grave of Soviet soldiers, partisans and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of the village of Vorozhba, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967
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 :
obelisk - 7.17 m, bases - 0.75 x 11.2 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 :
99 Soviet soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders on February 27, 1943 were buried; September 2, 1943 and died of wounds between September 3 and 8 1943 in field hospitals, as well as 12 partisans from an underground group under the command of M. Velygon. The names of 28 soldiers and 12 partisans are known. In 1955, the remains of the dead from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed in the same year. In 1967, the remains of the soldiers were reburied in the center of the village. In the same year, a concrete sculptural group of two warriors was installed on the grave, replaced in 1984 by a concrete obelisk. On both sides of the obelisk, there are 27 cast-iron slabs with the names of 675 soldiers - natives of the villages of the Vorozhbyan Village Council, who died during the Second World War.