Russia
Atkarsk
Total Occupation: 792 fatalities
Total Occupation: 792 fatalities
Open all year round
the prisoner of war cemetery in Atkarsk was restored in 1999. 792 prisoners of war are buried here. The site covers 3,965 square meters and is surrounded by a moat. The graves are marked by groups of symbolic crosses. The central memorial is a 4.5 m high metal cross. Here is also the commemorative message: HERE REST WAR SURVIVORS, VICTIMS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR Photographs: IP Savinkin D.N.