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The place of execution of underground people
Full name of the monument :

The place of execution of underground people

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Korolenka Str., opposite the building. No. 60. On the edge of the forest, at a distance of 25 m from the road, to the left of the buildings, Lebedyn city, Sumy district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1970
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 :
stele - 5.22 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 :
Lebedyn city council
Institution’s website :
https://lebedynrada.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
At this place, on December 2, 1941, the German invaders shot 10 communist hostages from Lebedin. Lebedyn was occupied by the Germans on October 11, 1941, and the German occupation authorities were organized almost a month later. The victims of the occupiers were 440 civilians who were shot, hanged, tortured, and died from aerial bombs and artillery fire. The reason for the first mass execution was that on November 30, 1941, a resident of the city, I. Kulish, hit a German officer on the head with a brick. However, no one knew who actually committed the attack. On December 1, 1941, 11 communists who remained in the city for one reason or another were arrested at their homes. On December 2, 50 German machine gun soldiers took 10 hostages outside the city and shot them. In 1970, a sculptural composition was installed at the site of the execution, which included a brick-cemented pylon topped with a five-pointed star and a stele. On the front part of the stele - a cast-iron board with a memorial inscription.