Paderborn-Sennelager

The "foreigners' cemetery" in Schloss Neuhaus-Sennelager, in the area of the
Senne military training area, was established in 1914 for deceased foreign
Prisoners of war. Today, over 660 dead rest here; there is no exact number
does not exist. Many died in the military hospitals, which were attached to two prisoner
Prison camps during the First World War. After many of the dead had been reburied
205 remained: 172 Russians, 26 Belgians and 7 Romanians.

During the Second World War and afterwards, 130 - 140 unknown dead were
were reburied. Finally, all foreign war dead from the
Detmold were transferred here, 270 in total, mainly forced laborers and their families
Forced laborers and their families. They mostly came from Poland, but also from
Yugoslavia, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Belgium
Ukraine, Belgium, France and even from China and India. Many
Infants were among them.

Among the dead were also foreign soldiers who had fought in units of the
Wehrmacht units.

This text was taken from the information board at the Paderborn West Cemetery
taken from the information board.