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Memorial complex "Victims of Fascism" on the site of the "Oflag-365" POW concentration camp
Full name of the monument :
Memorial complex "Victims of Fascism" on the site of the "Oflag-365" POW concentration camp
Short or non-official name :
Monument to Lesya Ukrainka
Region :
Volyn region
Address of the monument :
city Volodymyr-Volynsky
Status :
National significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1967
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Soviet period (1922-1991)
Artist(s) :
T.Bryzh, Y.Dzyndra, Y. Nazarkevych
Teodozija Bryzh is an honorary citizen of Volodymyr-Volynskyi, Yevhen Dzindra and architect Yaroslav Nazarkevich.
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
real person(s)
Gender :
mixed group
Nationality :
different
Social status :
persons of war
Components of the monument :
The composition consists of nine 12-meter graves and two sculptures: "Grieving Mother" and "Prisoner".
Material :
mixed materials
Type of art composition :
complex
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 :
Litsk city council
Institution’s website :
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
In 1941-1944, the "Nord-oflag 365" (Stalag 12) concentration camp, organized by the Nazi occupiers, operated in Volodymyr-Volynskyi. In general, during the three years of Hitler's occupation, more than 25 thousand prisoners of war were shot here, died of hunger, epidemics and torture, according to various sources. A total of 42,000 prisoners were tortured behind barbed wire.
