UA
The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers
Full name of the monument :

The mass grave of Soviet soldiers and a monument to compatriot soldiers

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
the center of Gruzke village, Okhtyrskyi district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1969
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 - 3.0 m, pedestal - 1.52 m, stele with a bas-relief image - 4.45 x 6.0 m, stele - 1.65 x 7.95 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 :
Okhtyrska city council
Institution’s website :
https://okhtyrkamr.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
19 soldiers who died during the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders on August 19, 1943 and died of wounds are buried here. In 1953, the remains of soldiers from different places were transferred to a mass grave, on which an obelisk was installed in the same year, replaced in 1969 by a concrete sculpture of a soldier on a brick pedestal. Two concrete slabs with the names of fallen soldiers are installed on the grave. Behind the sculpture of the warrior, a brick cemented stele with bas-relief images of battle episodes was built. To the right of the sculpture there is a brick-cemented stele, on which there are 12 concrete boards with the names of 90 compatriot soldiers who died during the Second World War.