UA
A group of mass graves (2) of Soviet soldiers, victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

A group of mass graves (2) of Soviet soldiers, victims of Nazism and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
center of Brantsivka village, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1957
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 - 3.1 m
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
Artistic approach :
synthesis
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 :
The 61st Soviet soldiers who died on August 8, 1943 during the liberation of the village from German-Nazi invaders and soldiers who died of wounds between August 9 and September 8, 1943 are buried in two mass graves. The names of 51 dead are known. In 1975, the remains of 15 residents of Kohane village, who were burned alive by the Nazis on April 1, 1943 for helping Soviet soldiers, were buried in one of the mass graves. The names of all the buried are known. In 1957, a concrete sculpture of a warrior was installed on mass graves. On the front side of the brick pedestal there is a board with an inscription. A concrete board with a memorial inscription and the names of the fallen soldiers is installed in front of the pedestal on an inclined base. In 1967, on both sides of mass graves in honor of 181 residents of the village. Brantsivka and Kh. Loved ones who died on the fronts of the Second World War, 9 concrete boards with the names of the dead and 2 memorial boards are installed on concrete foundations inscriptions and bas-relief images of battle episodes.