Nahrendorf - Neestahl, Zwangsarbeitergrab im Wald

In the forest of Nestahl, a district of Nahrendorf, is the grave of the Soviet prisoner of war
r. M. Jastschuk, a Soviet prisoner of war who drowned in the Elbe on July 4, 1944 after
Drowned in the Elbe after harvesting work. As he was refused a grave in the
Nahrendorf cemetery, the innkeeper Friedrich Saucke buried him a day later in his forest
Saucke buried him a day later in his forest in the presence of his comrades.

The well-kept war grave is easy to find. From the street Am Alten
Rundling, park on a meadow at house no. 10. At the southern end of the meadow
a path leads uphill into the forest. After about 250 m, you will reach a
You reach a spur on the hill. Continue straight on, now slightly downhill for about 200 m
to another crossroads. From there, continue on the right-hand path. After 20 m
you will find the fenced grave on the right-hand side. A small memorial plaque on a tree
on a tree indicates the history of the grave.

Photos: Volker Fleig 2014