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Soviet War Cemetery on Bassinplatz, Potsdam

Советское воинское кладбище на Бассинплац (Потсдам)
GermanyПотсдам1946–1949Monuments
A war cemetery in the centre of Potsdam laid out from 1946 by the Soviet Military Administration; the state monument database dates the ensemble to 1946–1949. It holds the graves of 383 servicemen killed in the fighting for the city in April 1945. At its centre stands a 14-metre obelisk of Lusatian granite with sculptures of soldiers of four arms of service.
Воинское кладбище в центре Потсдама, устроенное с 1946 года Советской военной администрацией; база памятников земли датирует ансамбль 1946–1949 годами. Здесь похоронены 383 военнослужащих, погибших в боях за город в апреле 1945 года. В центре стоит 14-метровый обелиск из лужицкого гранита со скульптурами воинов четырёх родов войск.

Property abroad

EraUSSR
FunctionMemorial
Present ownerCity of Potsdam
Acquisitionbuilt, 1946
StatusIn use
As of2026-01
According to the Brandenburg monument database (as of 9 January 2026), the site is on the state's list of monuments.

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